Sunday, March 04, 2012

Buds, speech and first shoes.

1. I'm sure the buds on that hedge are fatter and greener than they were before.

2. Alec stretches upwards, asking Nana to lift him for a cuddle.

3. He gently takes Alec's hand away from the display of Crocs, and asks if he can quickly check the fit of our son's first pair of shoes.
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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 ...

  • Bee, green beans and movie night.
    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...
  • Midsummer, feeding and cakes.
    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...
  • As needed, forgotten cake and syrup.
    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...