Well, Lucy, you really are NOT to be out done, are you? I'm impressed, but not a little surprised: how can you be complaining that the house is a mess when you are, seemingly, never there? Your work isn't keeping you that busy, is it? I fear there's a touch of 'pot and kettle' going on when you criticise my domestic standards... But never mind, I'm giving you a few day's notice to get your house in order; the Chino children and I are venturing south on Monday and would love to see you and our mutual friend, Darjee Ling, for a good old chat. Can you arrange that? If the house is in too much of a state, what with the demolition and all, we could meet elsewhere. Talking of demolition, when might you need refuge from Mr Latte's lump hammer? We can always make room for guests, as long as you and the little Latte's don't mind sharing. How exciting!
You asked about my food processor - it's a Kenwood multi-pro - so far I have proven that it grates cheese and makes delicious cakes. NOT as fancy, and nowhere near as expensive, as Margo's machine, but it is good enough for me. How thoughtful of Mr Latte to think of such a lovely anniversary present; Mr Chino would never have come up with that, but, then again, he would never have taken half the house to the charity shop! We can't have everything, can we?
Toodle-pip, for now! REALLY looking forward to seeing you next week.
MUCH love, Cathy x
