1. "Do come again," Alec tells Grandpa as he steps out of the door. Our boy seems to collect these little social niceties in the same way that he collects sticks, and he takes such pleasure in bringing them out at odd moments.
2. Alec solemnly poses for photographs in front of 'evidence' such as sticks, possibly bamboo chewed by a giant ape; footprints on the path behind the cricket pavilion, possibly of a giant ape; and holes on the cricket pitch, possibly made by the talons of a landing harpagornis.
3. Being able to eat as much as I want because I'm breastfeeding.
Squashes, garden and finale.
1. We've enjoyed our box of squashes -- large and small, globes, oblates, onions and ribbed, and all the colours between lantern orange ...
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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. 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...
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1. Technical difficulties. I let go of having working earbuds for this walk. Then I have one last try, and they switch on. 2. Acorns crunchi...