From playgroup to pinot

In the past my friends would have invited me for cocktails or dinner. Nowdays some of them are more likely to invite me to a toddler's playgroup.

My girlfriends Kate and Anna were both pregnant when i returned to Australia and both now have beautiful, smily, happy baby girls, Caitlin (Kate's daughter) and Esmae (Anna's daughter), who i couldn't wait to meet for the first time. Carys, Kate's other daughter, was a baby when i left and is now very much a little girl who gave me a picture she'd drawn using the computer at kindy and told me excitedly that she'd seen my aeroplane in the sky and had waved to me...

going to playgroup with this fun bunch was a blast. having managed to get past the scary guard-lady at the front desk we found ourselves in a wonderland of toys and toddlers, with everything from dress-ups to donkeys and even midmorning snacks and a singalong and storytelling to finish off. who'd have thought playing with one year olds would be so much fun!

from playgroup to pinot as tonight i meet the gang for drinks at my favourite horsham pub - the black jug (http://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/blackjug) - a real oldy-worldy english pub with great food and even better wines alongside a crackling fireplace - perfect for a cold winter's evening.

Till next time...