Reconnection

Long time friend and I managed a bit of a session at the climbing gym. While we were going about our business, the owner showed up and seemed to be trying to get some climbing in with a couple of friends who had three and four year old kids along. The kids soon got out of control, running around and getting underfoot, so he took them under his management. He corraled them in the bouldering area, and bombarded them with giant soft plastic balls, causing gleeful shrieking and laughter. At one point, he mopped his brow and commented on how he'd forgotten about the demands of watching over the little people, claiming his son was easy by comparison; a touch of amnesia, perhaps?
Finishing up Ducornet's Entering Fire. A relief, as the ending section is too horrible to scrutinize.
Next up is her third novel, The Fountains of Neptune, which looks promising.