1. To take Alec out and leave Nick to his own devices for a few hours. His plans involve a steak and a long nap. Alec and I are heading into the Sussex countryside with Fiona and Ayla on a visit to see Diana's garden and feed her fish.
2. Diana shares her beautiful thing -- watching the air bubble floating to the surface in a squeezy jar of honey. Later she says that she is looking forward to hearing how Alec described his visit to Nick.
3. Ayla's sunshade has fallen off the car window. I reach back to secure it and she gives me the loveliest smile.
Lifting the dust, tape and stitch.
1. The vacuum cleaner lifts the dust and shines the surface of the floor. 2. The tacky circular sound that happens when I peel off a generou...
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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...
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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. 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...