Weekend

Here's Tommy at the picnic:

Yesterday we took the tube out to Hampstead Heath, got a picnic at a lovely bakery called Gail's (no lie, I ate the best brownie ever), and went to the Heath. It's a gorgeous, sprawling, woodsy park and while we sat on the blanket (well, bedspread), Tommy found sticks and dirt and even a log. He had a wonderful time. And Eli and I felt a little bit sad that we didn't find a preschool for Tommy there, because it's such a nice area.

Last night, in an attempt to distract us from putting him in the bath, Tommy came up with a doozy: "Mom, I have a question. What's in dirt?" Of course, I don't really know what's in dirt AND I suspect that he actually DOES know, because of the episode of "Sid the Science Kid" that's all about soil. He's watched it about four times and I think I hear him reciting it when he's out in the garden playing. Yikes.

Today we got a late start because it was raining when we woke up. We went out to the garden for a while, and then I went shopping all by myself (because most of my clothes are in a container somewhere in Baltimore and I won't see them until late June). When I got home, we went out to dinner at Busaba Eathai which was good (but not great, I think we remembered it better than it actually is, which happens sometimes). A very nice weekend, but way too short.