Snow. Boring. It no longer excited Ben. Mum suggested a winter summer holiday, told him to wrap up warm and find his bucket and spade. She switched on two patio heaters, cut a sun from gold foil, stuck it on card and hung it from the bedroom window. She resurrected a meditation CD, waves pounding the shore, seagulls calling. Together they made snow castles then ate sandwiches sitting in deckchairs, basking under the heat of the sun, listening to the sea. Banana and chocolate spread sandwiches tasted as scrumptious scattered with ice crystals as they did sprinkled with sand.
Jennifer Duncan
8/1/2021 02:07:08 pm
Sounds like a lovely time together. A good illustration of a caring parent building a close relationship with her child. Good imagination.
Mary Wallace
9/1/2021 09:29:52 pm
What a very lucky child. I loved this story.
Sue Clayton
10/1/2021 06:47:28 am
I so want to do this next winter. Sounds like great fun for both creative mum and Ben. Comments are closed.
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