SPACE-X FALCON HEAVY LAUNCH

Last night Wilson, Nërp and the boys watched SpaceX's launch of the Falcon Heavy Spaceship on tv. I had to warn W to be careful how he pronounced Falcon Heavy in front of the little ones.

It was very exciting, and brought back a lot of memories for me of NASA's space shots in the '60s...

Nërp said that when he was little (ie not yet fully assembled) it had been his dream to be, as he put it, an 'AstRobot'.

Later the children started running round with jam-jars on their heads and complaining that Diesel the Goldfish was 'so lucky' because he's already got a 'proper' Space Helmet!

Just before bedtime, Polly popped in to announce that Neil the Sloth had spoken again, saying not 'Tmas' as expected, but 'Froome...'

Whatever he's trying to say, it could take some time – but rest assured, you'll hear it here first!