Not sure why, but I actually find reading rather soporific. Even though it’s a good book, I find my eye lids getting heavier. My brain must be getting coddled and the effort is too tiring now :)
These days, grounding someone doesn’t really have the same effect. Most kids camp out in their bedrooms anyway, where they have their phone, games console, TV etc. Unless you take those away, it’s not much of a punishment.In my day, not being able to go out was a trauma – yes I’m that old. We didn’t have all those things. Had to make do with a book
We have a pigeon that visits our garden quite a lot – usually to make use of the bird bath. Sometime, on a hot day and all the water in the bird bath has evaporated, he stand in it and stares at our kitchen door effectively telling us off until we put more water in
And, that’s better how?