Stefania . . .

. . . is a beautiful 20-year old italian lass, whose father is a colleague of an ex-colleague of Julia's. Got that? Stefania wanted to improve her English, so it was arranged that she would stay at Julia's stable yard for a few weeks, helping on the yard. Which is where, on our usual Tuesday evening visit, Jeremy, the children and I met her. One week into the arrangement with Julia, the poor girl realises that her liking for horses is rather more theoretical that hands-on, and could she come and live with us instead, and help look after the children! Beri and Kit are quite bowled over, and Sid is deeply in love. I don't know in what direction Stefania's English will improve, but I bet you the children's Italian will be terrific before the week is out.