The sun was beaming through the windows this morning.

Gruff and myself were up early. We’re both early risers so the pair of us tinker about (him with the animals, me with coffee), before the rest of the house wakes up.

Some school writing briefly with his bright red pen and then out into the garden where he has made a comfy chair for himself in the sunshine.

He hasn’t been outside for a few weeks now. I know we have the garden but it makes me feel sad when I think that the last time he was outside in the world was at school with all his friends.