Sir Hugo's birthday and visit to Clara

The final Wednesday before the end of term. Sacha missed swimming again, as both he and I have colds, and preferred to stay warm and dry this morning. We put the final touches to Louis' knight's costume. François made him a splendid shield.
                                        

It was a wonderful birthday party. The knights were taken to the town centre, and given turns on horseback on the roundabout before returning home for chocolate birthday cake.

Sacha helped me to make a cake for his school leaving party tomorrow, and it was soon time for his visit to Clara. She only lives at the end of our garden, so we didn't have far to walk. Clara was an excellent hostess. I stayed to have a cup of tea with her Maman, and was thrilled to hear Sacha playing with Clara IN FRENCH. He was apparently very good company, and wished everyone "Bonne Soirée!" as he left, with absolutely no prompting from me.