1. A squirrel runs along the top of the board fence and stops to nibble a new lime leaf before jumping onto the trunk and hurrying up into the branches. It seems to have made itself at home because as I type it's now pushing sticks into the place where the trunk divides. Perhaps it's building a dray.
2. Breakfast trays with tea and coffee pots and a milk jug and all the different spreads for toast.
3. Coming back from the pub and finding Katie has cooked me some supper and it's just that minute ready.
In the night, fish and steel.
1. I'm up in the small hours making a hot water bottle. While I wait for the kettle to boil, I lift the blind and see a fat moon and a s...
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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. 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...
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1. Technical difficulties. I let go of having working earbuds for this walk. Then I have one last try, and they switch on. 2. Acorns crunchi...