Happy families

While all this constructional endeavour has been taking place, it has come to pass that the House Of Luuurve has come to stay, as promised, so the old folks (me and Jackie) are sleeping in the loft.  Sad to say, even after all this time, the loft ladder is still being manually operated (using a single string to open and close it from above).  Well, it works.

Slightly surprisingly, we all seem to be getting along just fine in the overcrowded bungalow, with Leo on parental leave and Ellen going out to work at the moment.  Layla, of course, gets a lot of attention from everybody all the time.  There are altogether too many delights in this arrangement to document, so here are just three snaps:

Paddling pool on the grass:

The lawn in summer (see gardening)

Layla enjoying her first ever restaurant outing:

Pizza and beer

Bruce posing with a delphinium:

The noble Bruce