under another sun

Beth's old pal Laura with her partner Braheem called around for lunch, bringing their baby daughter Layla with them. I've not too much experience with babies, but Layla was an excellent one and doesn't look like Winston Churchill, which is good. Nice to see Laura, who is one of Beth's oldest besties, and Braheem who I've only met a few times but I really like him and how absolutely besotted with his daughter he was too.  Otherwise not too much to report. A quiet night in.  Below Laura with Layla, and Lorraine took one of me holding the baby.

Slept long and hard. Lorraine needing loads of sleep. I made teas and breakfast and it wasn't till after noon that we got up finally. We went for a walk to the shops at five ways. Dawn came around, and Lorraine cooked us  a delicious fish curry. Then off in Dawn's car to Beth and John's flat, where they had invited a few of their pals around as a flatwarmer. I wandered down to the co-op chatting with John, and bought a few beers, John using his magic discount card. A really cheery evening. Beth said she felt all grown up coming out of the bathroom, and realising all these people were friends she had invited to her own flat. I enjoyed chatting with Beth's pals Sarah and Suzie, and Ainsley and Milly, Laura and her excellent boyfriend Brahim. James there too, and it was good to catch up with him. I enjoyed enjoyed meeting Alex who teaches with Beth again, and I had a long chat with his partner Luke from Sydney. Good to see Rosie and Innis too. Rosie has almost read The S...