1. There are twins -- pink and blue rain suits -- in the other swings. They are slumped like contented little sacks, and their mother (who looks shattered) stands bravely between them, pushing the two swings in perfect opposition.
2. I am remembering to listen with my whole body, so I hear Alec remark 'W-w' at some toy dogs in a shop window.
3. "I'm just doing what needs to be done," says Nick (he hasn't had supper yet) as he brings armfuls of bedding downstairs and cleans the sick off our bed, while I soothe a feverish and over-excited lad back to sleep.
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...
 
