1. Making squiggly patterns with black treacle on my yoghurt. My mother sometimes does the same thing over the thin white icing on her ginger cake.
2. Poaching a goose egg and eating it with toast and lettuce and rocket. I like the differences between goose and hen eggs -- goose eggs are harder to crack and the shells and rather translucent. They are also a bit big for the egg box.
3. Not eating the crust of a bakewell tart. Pastry is fatty and not very tasty. It's just there to keep the bakewell safe while it cooks. No-one should have to eat it if they don't want to.
Reset, company and jazzies.
1. After the morning rush, I settle in with a book, aiming for a quick reset. 2. My son comes looking for a chat and some reassurance. Then ...
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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. Oli has written a poem describing how Tunbridge Wells makes him veer between wanting to fall in love and wanting to shoot people. Which i...
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1. The cottage across the carpark is covered in scaffolding. Now that the roofers have gone home, the family has climbed up to see the view ...