Sunday, May 15, 2005

Paint, fish and English fruit.

1. Really good make-up brushes because the bristles feel flicky.

2. Buying tiny shrimps and a skate wing from the fishmonger. The shrimps were delicious - salty-sweet and soft. The skate wing is in the freezer - Delia explains how it should be cooked: 'I have evocative memories of my grandmother shallow-frying skate wings, her favourite fish, which she first dipped in seasoned flour - they were golden and crisp at the edges and there were always special Victorian bone-handled fish knives and forks on the table.'

3. Munching on an apple while thinking about something else.

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...