1. "I don't care if it's perfect," says Nick firmly about lunch. "I just want it done."
2. An envelope of proof reading pushed through the door means a bit of financial freedom and an hour of non-child-related activity.
3. To rub my cheek against Bettany's or Alec's -- both rose-petal smooth and softly curved.
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...