Saturday, July 17, 2010

Postbag, completion and the catch-up.

1. The postman brings a knitted hat for BB from the lovely Mary Garrett, and a rebate from our storage company. 

2. Nick comes home with the news that we are to complete on the flat early next week -- what a relief.

3. To catch up with Katie over a homey supper of mince and summer vegetables. 
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Winter is passing, toad in the hole and mulled wine.

1. It is cold (although less chill than it has been) and cloudy (although less grey than it has been) and a robin sings loudly from the top ...

  • Bee, green beans and movie night.
    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...
  • Midsummer, feeding and cakes.
    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...
  • As needed, forgotten cake and syrup.
    1. I promised myself I wouldn't moan and grumble about it -- but I do. And as if by magic, a very kind friend produces the required blaz...