So I left London on a morning when the temperature was – 1C and here in Nairobi, visiting my son and his family, it is around + 31C. \u00a0That’s not all that’s different – here there is my granddaughter Catrin now aged just five.<\/p>\n
She was so excited to see me again that she woke me up at 5.30 am. We had to go downstairs and chat and play games. \u00a0By mid afternoon, I could barely stay awake, but we were playing more games and Catrin was confusing me by changing the rules. So, in a game of Snakes & Ladders, she insisted that you went up snakes and down ladders.<\/p>\n
When I protested, she insisted: “This is my game. So I’m in charge and I make the rules. The rules are ‘No falling asleep. No going to bed.’ ”<\/p>\n
But, in the end, I just had to grab an hour’s sleep on the bed to remain functional. Catrin\u00a0keep going though. After dinner, I gave her a bath and washed her hair before reading her three stories and laying down with her until she was asleep. Where does that girl get her energy?!? As for me … zzzzzz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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