Birthday news: Many happy returns to loyal reader Jen in Hong Kong.
1. Long shadows early in the morning.
2. Having control of the air con.
3. A good nectarine that perfumes my flat and has juice that runs down my chin.
Paperwhite, runners and remembering again.
1. ...and so I bring home a paperwhite, two feet bulb to bud, wrapped in an orange bag for life. 2. Thudding feet and red tops -- a teacher ...
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1. An enormous fat bumble bee at work. She is so bulky that she can knock dead blossoms out of the way as she gets right in to the new jasmi...
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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. I promised myself I wouldn't moan and grumble about it -- but I do. And as if by magic, a very kind friend produces the required blaz...