Poppy and I have joined the grandchildren on their walk to school these past few days.  They have to walk a mile and a half, or more accurately scoot on their scooters.  My daughter says it certainly gets them there much more quickly.   The walk takes them through a newly built housing area with huge blocks of flats;  past old streets of small Brentford houses, across a frighteningly busy road junction at Kew Bridge;  and the joy of the walk – the final stretch along the Thames footpath at Strand on the Green.

On Friday, Eira opted to trade in her scooter to walk Poppy – and Poppy enjoyed the experience.