Chapter Forty

The day after the family returned from France, Menolly got up bright and early

 She was eager to join her big sister at school and didn't want to make a bad impression by being late on her first day

 Joshua and Tamara got up somewhat later and enjoyed breakfast together

  Joshua tended his garden, planting the newest crops he'd brought back from France

 Before going up to the barn loft where he'd stored the nectar making machine and starting a new batch of nectar

 Tamara meanwhile looked after the two foals

Before giving Cashew some more jump training

Before giving her a good brushing as a reward

Menolly had enjoyed her first day at school and had swiftly become friends with her cousin Stacia Fields-Vamp 

After school was finished they sat down with a group of classmates and worked on their homework together 

 Miralys had been given a special challenge by her teacher, to find several different types of insects and as soon as school was over she went looking for them

When she eventually got home, Jo sat down with her and helped her with her homework 

  Once all the homework was done, Miralys and Menolly played some chess together

While Jo sat down and spent some time fussing the cats 

Joshua had gone up into the mountains to fish 

And Tamara was racing Midnight in another international competition 

So, when dinnertime came around, Jo cooked for her two granddaughters 

Before doing some general housework 

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