1. Alec gets bored halfway through yoga. I blow a raspberry at him. He looks shocked, and then does a proper wide-mouthed grin and makes a sound that might be a laugh.
2. Alec gets his jollies in some very strange and incomprehensible ways (see above), hence: "He was so good while I was changing his nappy that I flushed the toilet for him as a special treat," says Nick.
3. Toasted seeds from the loaf of apricot and walnut bread rattle in the paper bag.
Strawberries, rainy day and bard.
1. She's poorly and wants fresh strawberries, and I get them for her though I wouldn't usually buy out-of-season air freighted fruit...
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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...