1. Talking to a wise man who has met Nelson Mandela. He tells me about "that happiness he has."
2. To come home and change out of a pair of jeans that are stiff and heavy after a dash through stair rod rain.
3. The taste of particularly good olive oil - there's a bitterness there, and an earthiness.
Gift, web and route planning.
1. As I leave the field, there's a rush of wings and a cackling, crackling cry. THUD! A magpie has dropped a dead vole at my feet. 2. We...
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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. 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...