We tend to take things slowly at the weekends, and not make many plans at all. Usually we'll stay home on Saturday, play, be outside, bake, make dinner, my Dad often comes to help on the house, I'll listen to the radio all day, coffee is drunk, knitting is done, the girls will have a long bath, we'll eat chocolate together. In the evening, when the kids are asleep, we'll watch a film. This time it was the wonderful Patti Smith documentary Dream of life, which was made over ten years. It gives you an intimate look into the world of this fascinating, wise, strong and honest woman and it inspired me loads. Highly recommended! (The book she just wrote, Just kids, is amazing too.)

On Sundays we'll often go for a visit to someone.

Weekends are lovely, plain and simple.