When my children younger we would play "Ask Me About My Day" It always consisted of the same questions,
"What was your favourite bit today?"
"What was the worst thing about today?"
"What made you laugh today?"
And of course
"Who was your best friend today?"
A favorite bit could just be a teeny tiny snapshot of their day gone before you know it or, if I was lucky, I would get to hear something wonderful. But, as I always used to tell them, even stinky-horrid days can have favorite bits.
Now that they're all grown up, have either married , moved out and have their own little family or just to busy at work we don't play it any more. I miss it. Squeezing any information out of my children now is not unlike getting blood from the proverbial stone!
It's been half term this week and one of my favourite bits was spending time with my granddaughter Madeleine we went to Kew Gardens a favourite place of mine spent a lovely few hours there along with William (Madeleine's cousin) and my daughter in law Grace.
Having dinner out with Mr D, mum in law June, Grace, Madeleine, William and my sis Jennifer who has just finished a long working stint.
Thursday always has a favorite bit spending time with my cousin Paul working hard designing and making lots of lovely items and sharing childhood memories.
Another of my favourite bits can be cooking dinner. I say 'can be' because it's not always. It very much depends on what I'm making or whether we're eating in shifts. Sometimes though, and taking my time peeling, chopping, grating, stirring, seasoning. I love the challenge of a new recipe and I love the familiarity of a favourite. I love the windows getting steamed up, the kitchen getting cosy and the delicious smells wafting up through the house drawing the family downstairs like a magnet.
If I am sitting at the dining table with my laptop, Betty our cat will nearly always come and lie close by or curl up in a box . curling up her furry body for warmth warmth, she looks as near to 'blissed out' as a moggy could ever get. Bless her.
Prompted by my spotting a small silvery moth strolling around in one of my baskets of wool, I had a mammoth yarn sort out and tidy last week. I have some cheap plastic drawers from a local store and neatly stashed away my precious booty. My favourite bit of the whole exercise was making pretty labels. Oh how I enjoyed that. I do so love a bit of whimsy.
As for today. My favourite bit might just be staying cosy, enjoying a quiet lunch, making myself a hot chocolate with marshmallows or looking forward to my family coming home.
