Friday, July 25, 2014

Sharing, raspberry and more sharing.

1. The way Alec always asks for a lick of my freezy pop (even though it's exactly the same as his).

2. At the top of the road I am still turning the pips of the wild raspberry on my tongue.

3. Bettany very sweetly offers Alec a bite of her rather damp biscuit. He accepts, taking rather more than is polite. She quickly snaffles the complete biscuit in his other hand.
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White grapes, gothic novel and predictions.

1. This week's grapes are particularly good -- a little hard so they burst well, and then both sweet and sharp.  2. Before Nick comes up...

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