Friday, March 18, 2011

Rasp, a special treat and seed bread.

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.

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 ...