Rowan Tree and Red Thread

This weekend was, as advertised, wet. Nonetheless we took Rowan to the beach on Sunday with her grandparents and picnicked under an umbrella. I felt almost English. Rowan seemed to enjoy it anyway, playing in a 'car' dug from the sand and decorated with shells as headlights.

There was car-related excitement too on Monday as we went through a car wash with Rowan for the first time. She was wide-eyed with excitement and worried at the same time, but took it in her stride with some reassurance from her folks. She sat in her car seat and shouted that it was 'raining'.

Worldcon is approaching rapidly, so Rowan's biggest test so far is coming up. She'll have 6 days 5 nights with her grandparents. I hope she manages to keep her cool and enjoy herself with them. It's terribly exciting for us too; a holiday with just the two of us is an incredible novelty and something that just hasn't really happened in about three years. I really hope it all goes well.