Let the holidays begin!

Maxime heads back to school today and the twins will go to crèche. I might finally get some time to myself now after 3 weeks of intensive child rearing (which would have been even more intense if we hadn’t had the grandparents to help!). The prospect of sitting in my office tonight with a back edition of the Economist is worryingly exciting and depressing at the same time. Everyone is back in Pau as of last night, except the kiwi au pair, Jane, who returns from a Sandie inspired week of match-making with my cousin Jack in Glasgow on Saturday. We’ll no doubt hear if she’s developed a soft spot for him when she gets back at the weekend.