The Power of Pink

Welcome back. And so we slide into another month in this strangest of years. Yes, it’s back to school and university for some, but with a very different feel this time round. I suspect the excitement levels might be high from both parents and children as they attempt to find some sort of normality with a return to work and friends (or perhaps just the chance to visit the bathroom alone for the first time in six months) but it’s also tinged with a sense of unease about what the changing season may bring.

So, what have you learnt from lockdown? I have learned, and am thankful to realise, that I mostly love my house. And, perhaps more importantly, that I still love my husband, and that relations with two trapped teenage boys remain intact. We have all clearly drunk too much (the aperitivo hour became a vital marker in the transition from working day at home to evening at home) and we have had supper together at the table just about every night which feels like a huge achievement. That sai…