Yesterday we went to the zoo. It was such a lovely day out – we had a picnic on the grass and looked at lots of animals. One of the first we saw were the lemurs, and Elsie did really well saying lemur. But then she seemed to think that lemur means animal in captivity, and called everything lemur. She did do some good roaring like a lion when we got to them though, which was very sweet. Not that the lions were doing much roaring, hmmm… it’s a real mixture of animals it’s great to see, and animals that you think woah should you be in a space this small being gawped at? Like the gorillas, they look so sad – I didn’t like it.

But it was definitely very stimulating for Elsie, and it’s lovely to see her enjoying herself. Mind you, I think her favourite discovery of the day was hummus, which I don’t think she’s eaten before – and which now seems to be the best thing in the world!

This is another pic of us out at Blaise castle.