Nick's mum is safe back home now -- thanks for the comments yesterday.
1. Sarah has left a strange little tree for me. It stands on a tripod of bloated roots like a mangrove, and has glossy green leaves. Nick's parents are horrified when I go to lift the pot -- Nick must carry it home for me, cradled against his chest.
2. We clear the last of the boxes out of the kitchen and turn the table round to its final position.
3. To grill lamb chops with garlic and rosemary tucked in between the meat and the fat. I really appreciate being able to grill without the smoke alarm going off. Also, to be able to buy a large pack of chops because I can freeze what we don't eat today.
Magazines, sunlight and braised pork.
1. Some magazines, and a quiet hour in which to read them. 2. Following the sunlight around the house -- looking for the brightest, warmest ...
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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...
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1. Oli has written a poem describing how Tunbridge Wells makes him veer between wanting to fall in love and wanting to shoot people. Which i...
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1. The cottage across the carpark is covered in scaffolding. Now that the roofers have gone home, the family has climbed up to see the view ...