Typical morning

A fairly typical morning for this time of year. Get up at six, feed cat, put kettle on, empty dishwasher, set table for breakfast. Take Naomi first cup of tea. It takes until 7.00 for us to drink two cups of tea each and gradually get ready to begin the day. By this time it’s fully light.

Naomi is off to Newmarket this morning (as on many previous mornings) to run a training session for mentors of trainee teachers. I’m going to the university where I’m set to be on an interview panel for a new job we’ve created to share with the careers service.

It’s a mild spring-like morning, and there are a thousand garden-related jobs to do, but they’ll all have to wait. Now if I could just persuade both of us to work less...!