1. 'The woods are lovely, dark and deep', but they are also, frankly, damp and chilly, so it's a pleasure to come out into the sun.
2. Crunching last year's beechmasts under my feet.
3. When it is earlier than you think. We were working over lunch, so we went to Wagamama for early supper, which made for a good long evening.
Haircut, revision and changing sky.
1. At this salon, with the sinks set up so I'm looking at a view of the woods while the hairdresser shampoos and rinses, I suddenly unde...
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1. Stirring the brewing coffee to break the floating crust and bring up the crema. 2. We have donuts to give the children at teatime. 3. Th...
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1. The shortest night and the longest day. I was up at Wellington Rocks with Anna, Paul and Jason. We couldn't see the sun through the m...
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1. We are sheltered under the garden centre's great barn roof. There is a rush of sound and air as the rain comes down. 2. A mushroom, c...
 
