Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Hot tea, other mothers and burlesque.

1. Breakfast is so slow these days that I get to drink my tea while it's still hot.

2. I run into one of the NCT mothers in town, and we go for coffee. I've been neglecting my group recently, and it was... it was actually a relief to catch up.

3. I run into Mr Lockhart -- which is good, because I've been wanting to congratulate him on his Sketchy Burlesque. It's an evening of... performance art, with a drawing class thrown in. 
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Squashes, garden and finale.

1. We've enjoyed our box of squashes -- large and small, globes, oblates, onions and ribbed, and all the colours between lantern orange ...

  • Crust, donuts and wait.
     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...
  • Shelter, arisen and pub.
    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...
  • Let go, underfoot and pie.
    1. Technical difficulties. I let go of having working earbuds for this walk. Then I have one last try, and they switch on. 2. Acorns crunchi...