Ruth turned up unexpectedly bearing Christmas presents. We had presents to give her too, only most of them were unwrapped, so I sat down on the floor with paper, tape and scissors and wrapped them while she and Ailz drank coffee.
...Here's an odd thing. A couple of days ago Ailz and I were both downstairs when the phone in the living room rang the way it does when it's being used as an intercom between floors. Ailz picked it up. And there was no-one there. Of course.