Just add Hanbury...

...apparently Nickey had rather a shock when she added Hanbury to her car insurance. She had added people on before and it was usually about twenty pounds. However, Hanbury made her car insurance cheaper ! She reckoned that this was due to them changing her insurance to a "couples" scheme. Hanbury reckoned it was 'cos he had a clean driving licence.

Martin brought Nickey and Hanbury over for a couple of hours yesterday evening before going on to lanfykins party. We played a game (Das Amulet), which bateleur is going to write up a review of.

They also got to see the twins, but sadly missed the cat. Fireworks were very much in evidence and we reckon that Ems was hiding under a bush somewhere until long past midnight. This did not matter as Nickey, in particular, was very keen to see Ryan and Beatrice. Beatrice made a great impression - sitting and smiling quietly went down very well. Ryan, on the other hand, was a great advertisement for Why Not To Have Children. On being prevented from eating the board pieces, he went into a fit of screams and sulks. Not even the lion from Martin and Frances was enough to keep him quiet.

They also got to see my new, shorter, darker hair. Which it is taking me a while to get used to. Hanbury won a brownie point for remembering that I am naturally dark haired.