Niccolo is off for a few days with the nonni. It is the first time he has been without us since Caterina was born and I was a bit worried that he might have a difficult time. Looks like I fretted for nothing. He couldn’t wait to hop on the aeroplane with Nonna last Tuesday and he has been having a whale of a time ever since. He was apparently ‘too busy’ to speak to me on the phone and rightly so, considering he absolutely has to play football, do some gardening, walk the dogs and go and look for enemies in the woodland (dressed in full knight regalia) every day.

Nicco the diver

Oh and wear his diving suit (even though he is a fair few miles away from the sea). Caterina and I are joining him tomorrow. It will be her first aeroplane journey—I wonder how she will take to it?