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.
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...
 
