Peepo!

I write from the hammock on my balcony on a summery evening after a scorching hot day.  My kir is getting warm so I can't stay long.

Juliet has but two desires at the moment.  One is that you read to her.  She can get quite aggressive - bashing one's legs with a board book while dinner preparation is underway or angrily swotting away a rival title if you try to read anything but "Where is Maisy's Panda" or the "Guess how much I love you" series.

The other is that you play "Peepo" with her.  Alice and I spend most of Juliet's waking hours doing this.  In fact as soon as you go into her room in the morning, she will start up a game. It's very endearing.  I don't know at what age they realise that just because they can't see you, you can see them.  Alice still hasn't got that.  Hours of fun for Juliet, in any case.

"Where's Juliet?"

"There she is!"