Birthday blog for Bastian

3 days after George, 2 after Sophie, it's Sebastian Oliver Arthur's birthday and Dr Mike's birthday and they are it today!    So many birthdays to remember! and 2 of them so far away.  Dr Mike will get his present tonight when I see him but Sebastian's present will come to Dubai later.  However, here is a photograph of your present Bastian!

 These are pyjamas with soldiers on them.  The legs are very very long so it doesn't matter if they don't get to you for a bit because they will go on fitting you for ages.  I wanted to get you a hen or a puppy but Dubai is so far and so hot that hens and puppies are better waiting for you here with Grandpa and I.
Anyone wondering how I am going to get from pyjamas and birthdays to meditation can stop wondering now!  Pyjamas are what you wear in bed, but you don't sit in bed all night admiring your pyjamas do you, even if they have soldiers and are as smart as smart.  You snuggle down and shut your eyes and before you know where you are, you are asleep and the next thing you know it's morning.  You feel rested.  Well, you know that Grandpa and I go out to our summer house and meditate each day, this is a different kind of rest, its a rest but you are awake, you just stay quietly there listening to a single sound and trying not to think about other things.  The dogs come and lie quietly too, they know they have to stay quite quiet for half an hour before Grandpa takes them for a walk.  As soon as we move at the end, they spring up all ready for the day.  As soon as we have finished, we are much springier too for the day!  Happy Birthday Bastian and Dr Mike
 See how big Butty the dog is and how much Grandpa loves him now!