1. My piece of rose quartz. It is not polished, so it is quite sharp, but it catches the light wonderfully. I like to carry it in my pocket because it's large enough to make its presence felt.
2. The way the smell of garlic alters subtley depending on what you cook it with.
3. Grating nutmeg into mashed potato. I like cooking with nutmeg because when you grate it, the speckled inside is revealed.
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...
 
