1. The deep silence makes birdsong stand out.
2. Alec comes up to remind me that we have decided to walk out one day and find the tall tree on the horizon.
3. The lasagne -- made with soy mince -- comes out in neat slices. 'Like housebricks,' Nick says.
Climbing, world-building and light entertainment.
1. Of course it's nice to see her touch the top hold on the bouldering wall -- but even better is to see her return to a puzzle that stu...
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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. 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...