Sunday, March 22, 2009

Nap, restraint and new season.

My aunt (the cake aunt) has just emailed her beautiful things, which include:
  • my taddies have all hatched, all wiggley in a nest of cast-off jelly
  • first baobab now has real leaves
1. Taking a nap because it's Saturday, and I can.

2. Granny rings again. I refrain from answering 'Hallo, Telegraph crossword hotline.'

3. The year's first new potatoes.
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