Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Shortbread, tired and world radio.

1. I come down to dinner and find that Bettany has made more shortbread. 
2. The children are very tired after a day of schooling -- to hear them call that they are turning out their lights half an hour earlier than usual.
3. To spend a cheerful twenty minutes playing around with Radio Garden, as recommended by my writing group. It allows you to navigate the world's radio stations on a zoomable map. We listen to Japanese morning radio, and wheezy men in the north Pacific discussing what women want in various decades, and catch the last sentence of a chilling tale from the Isle of Skye, and a cheery woman talking in Faroese, punctuated by the occasional 'hallelujah'.

Heather, portfolio and expand.

1. There are drifts of mauve heather blossom here and there on the common where the trees have been cleared to open up heathland. 2. I rathe...