
I love Avery. I love Jake. i love South Africa, and i love Avery's family even if I don't think anyone but Claire really likes me. I don't care. The sun and the puppy at my feet and everything else, I dunno. I love everything. Avery walked the other day without a crutch! It was so great, especially after so long without him walking. I might have sort of cried. Soon he'll be chasing me around the beach, and Azizi too, and--what does Azizi mean, anyway? Angel?
It's weird to think about next year. Not going back to school, or anything. But we'll still be on a school schedule some of the time, yeah? for James. Awww first year at Eton. It's exciting.
Azizi is biting my leg. She always bites my leg. Or my hair. Or my arm or my fingers or my toes. If she wasn't, I would miss it. Weird, that. If my ankle isn't being gnawed on, then something is wrong.
There are actual
penguins on the beach here. On Avery's property, even. I saw them the other day, from far off, from some grassy area Azizi had bounced over to. I'd forgotten about them.
Of course, we only got that far because Avery and Jake were holed up in Avery's room for something like
two and a half hours. We should all
get out, maybe once Avery's better. Although I'm just as happy eating at home. Ahahaha home? Yeah,home. This is just as much home as the London flat. Because the boys are here.
Now I have to go. Maybe Azizi can be persuaded to give my leg a break and chew on the other one for a while.