1. Now we have a chair in the nursery, Alec and I can enjoy the few hours of sun in the middle of the day.
2. A father in a high-vis jacket meets his wife and son for a lunchtime walk in the park.
3. Nick says his boss lost her gloves today. "I told her about Alec's mittens and kittens song," he says, "and it cheered her up." I've been singing Three Little Kittens to Alec. It's hard to know what the appeal is for him -- maybe the different faces for the contrite kittens and the displeased mother cat, or maybe it's the sliding meee-ow, mee-ow.
Shelter, arisen and pub.
1. We are sheltered under the garden centre's great barn roof. There is a rush of sound and air as the rain comes down. 2. A mushroom, c...
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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...