Jilly and I spent the afternoon up in Hampsterhead with Don and Ella. Ella Pussycat and Jilly worked out in the garden while Don Owl and I talked politics in the bedroom. He was in his purple dressing gown, propped up in bed and I was sitting by the window. We heard them enter the kitchen downstairs and clatter about making tea. They called to us as they came up the stairs and we all went into the living room together.
After Ella poured the tea she went to the desk in the corner and brought back a wrapped present, a book, and presented it to Jilly.
"What is it?" asked Jilly.
"Open it and see," said Ella.
"It's not my birthday for another two months," Jilly started unwrapping the package. "I can't think what the occasion could be to warrant such a beautifully wrapped gift."
"The occasion is, belatedly, to celebrate your adoption of young Jazlin."
"Oh my," said Jilly, looking at the title of the book, "How To Raise A Fly."
"Starting a mixed breed family I thought you might appreciate a bit of professional advice!"
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