Friday, July 06, 2012

Side shoots, peach and laurel to the head.

1. To nip side shoots of a tomato plant.

3. I did offer Alec a bite of the perfect peach -- but he made a sour face and shook his head.

3. I duck under a laurel branch and the glossy leaves brush the top of my head and make a leathery flip-flap sound.
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Northernmost point, out of the rain and blue fire.

1. An alarm goes off in Nick's pocket to let us know that it's the moment of the winter solstice. 2. The rain is falling in steady c...

  • 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...