Seven-thirty in the morning and all is quiet in the house...for once!

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Yes, the boys have just left for their seaside trip with their grandparents and I'm now making sure I'm packed, black, white and red-y to go for my husband's summer ball tonight (the theme is black and white with a twist of red).

I'm not quite sure who was more excited this morning, them or me? Though I don't really do dresses and skirts, it is nice to have the excuse to dress up once in a while and I'm looking forward to an unusually lazy day today too. Meanwhile, the boys have been talking about their 'holiday' all week and were up at 5:15am, not that that's unusual in our house!

Anyway, I've got half-formed write angle poem ideas swilling round my brain at the moment and in a little while I'm off to the dentist (just a routine check-up so no fears there) and then I think I shall find a cafe where I can idle away a little time enjoying some poetry collections (Cat Smith, John Burnside, Orbis). Hope everyone else has a good day too.:-)