Lockdown Diary - Father's Day (Sunday 20th June 2021)
A quiet start to father's Day: I've only seen son #3, so far. He did wish me a 'Happy Father's Day!' but I imagine they will all want to do cards etc together, so it does depend when the twins emerge. (Sounds like something I might have said many years ago, though their route will be different today) It may be father's day, but I still have chores to do, most notably and with tedious regularity, washing. Found time to read the Sunday paper, after which son #3 and I made lunch. Still no sign of the others... After lunch I watched documentary about Aubrey Beardsley and then listened to the first of my birthday CDs, namely the new album by Wolf Alice, followed by a bit of Dry Cleaning's debut album. There are signs of life and when I venture upstairs I see everyone is now up. After some negotiation son #1 agrees to come for a walk with me and will do the 'father's day ceremony' on our return. Tonight we'll be having curry and watching a film: ...