Katie-Who-I-Used-To-Live-With has re-launched her blog -- Knit Cook Sew -- characteristically of Katie, it does exactly what it says on the tin.
1. Nick is observing Valentine's Day today. He brings bags and packages down from the attic. One of his gifts is a bottle of Knackered Cow Cowshed bath gel. "They had Moody Cow as well," he says, "But I didn't think that would be a very good idea."
2. I manage to wrestle the sling off Nick -- yesterday when we took Alec out, the pair of them got so much attention that I felt as if I had turned invisible! It's the first time I've tried it, and I like very much to walk with Alec so close to my heart.
3. Godmother Charlotte takes Alec on her knee. She looks apprehensive. "Am I doing it right?" Alec looks quite content, so we tell her she's doing fine.
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 ...
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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...
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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...