1. "That's a very Grantish expression," says Katie looking closely at Alec.
2. "Is that your baby?" the butcher's assistant wants to know. I tell him yes it is. " Well done! I hadn't noticed you were expecting," he says and then: "But you haven't been in for a while, have you?"
3. Tim's tea goes cold while his godson sleeps on his shoulder.
Haircut, revision and changing sky.
1. At this salon, with the sinks set up so I'm looking at a view of the woods while the hairdresser shampoos and rinses, I suddenly unde...
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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. 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. 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...
 
