Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

I did the unthinkable yesterday… I downed tools and took the evening off. Well, half the afternoon and the evening to be exact. What did I do with such unaccustomed luxury, you may ask? Something excitingly unusual? Something surprisingly novel? Yes!

I did… nothing.

I know. Denigration of duty. Desertion.

Mea culpa… guilty as charged.

Not only did I do nothing, I did it on the sofa with my dog. For hours.

I’ve been tired lately. Not just your ‘get a couple more hours sleep’ tired, but sort of weary , exhausted tired. By ten past three yesterday afternoon the urge to sleep was overwhelming. I had a coffee, did some housework and tried again… still sleepy. So just for once I threw in the metaphorical towel, snuggled up with Ani and had a siesta.

She couldn’t believe her luck… mid afternoon snuggles? On the rare occasions where we just…