i have come back from pasir ris park! the children ran around and climbed things, and cousin and uncle ran after them, while i ensconced myself under a spreading raintree in the cool and went to sleep while purporting to be guarding the picnic basket. bear had a good time lying on a tupperware box, although ariel tried to hit him with a spade. there was ribena and pear juice, milo and plain water, peanut butter sandwiches for sarah and egg sandwiches for ariel, and a bread and butter pudding i made, a tad too soggy but stuffed full of cashew nuts (but no raisins - couldn't find any in the house,) and wangwang and sesame crackers, and marks and spencer jam sandwiches which made me think of frances:

strawberry! raspberry!
gooseberry! i'm very!
fond! of! jam!