Wanted: One Change of Perspective, Any Price Paid

Alice had a couple of friends over from nursery tonight, which was fun. It's great to see how five year-olds can simply re-invent and adapt the landscape around them into whatever they want within the blink of an eye. By turns the upstairs landing became a fortress, a hospital, a nursery and a dance floor.

When I look at the upstairs landing, I see a wooden floor that needs polishing.

This may explain why, as a kid, I was so fascinated by the idea of X-Ray Spex. Judging by my depressingly literal viewpoint, it looks like I still need a pair...