January 2

The day begins with a trip to the dentist for Ellie. As Ellie is Ellie, she is not frightened at all, viewing it as some children may see a trip to Disneyland.  On the way home, we have a long conversation about why people fear dentists.

We have a problem with flies.  They are making our life unbearable so John googles home made fly traps and sets about cutting the tops off plastic bottles and filling them with apple cider vinegar and honey.  He is like the Professor of Doom, plotting how to kill all the flies in the world.

The lady in the cottage says she does not want the cottage cleaned at all; she will do it if we can just bring her the cleaning materials.  This certainly makes life easier.

By the time the evening comes, John has not caught one fly.