Thursday, June 25, 2009

Beetroots, chorizo and shutting out.

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1. Fresh beetroots, hard and dense. They are the purple of dark places and secrets.

2. I fry some juicy red chorizo as a treat. I like to see the sausage skins turn opaque and then black.

3. We turn off the news, draw the curtains and lock the front door: we've seen enough of the outside world for today.

Escape, tulips and samosa.

1. This morning, I'm piling into a car with friends to escape into the Weald, where we will visit a garden planted with 45,000 tulips. 2...