I’m talking, of course, about the legendary East End village fete – a not-to-be-missed social gathering of Hampshire’s Great and Good (amongst which we obviously count ourselves). Cate and Jim held their annual Welly Wanging event, but added a new string to their bow this year with the Count The Balloons in the P4 contest. This meant that Eddie, Will and I plus various other volunteers spent the better part of our morning blowing up balloons. Bring on the thread veins is all I can say.
Fortunately the weather, although still FREEZING and very changeable, stayed sunny for the most part so we walked down with the pram before transferring His Lordship into the Baby Bjorn so that he could help Eddie lob various types of ball at various types of target. As ever we returned home triumphant – one coconut the richer.
William's First Year 
