Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Domesticated, no cleaning and down the drain.

1. "I'll call Nick for you," I tell his mother on the phone. "He's just stuffing clothes into the washing machine." She laughs -- we're both so fortunate to have husbands who pitch in.

2. I like the time of the week when it is not possible to dust or wipe -- all the cleaning cloths are in the wash.

3. All quiet, but for the soft rush of bathwater falling down the overflow.

Poached egg, acer and bramble.

1. Carefully opening my poached egg so the yolk runs on to the toast. 2. The acer tree -- lime green edged with crimson. 3. Bramble shoots, ...