Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Valentine, wander round the shops and photo.

1. 'Bettany put this together,' says Nick, handing me an elaborately wrapped gift basket scattered liberally with glitter stickers and ribbons.

2.  Nick and I go for a wander round the shops, just the two of us. 

3. A message from my sister pops up with a picture of our four children picnicking in our parents' garden.
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Dress, drink and catch-up.

1. Walking out of the theatre, I hold his hand so he's not tempted to bolt across the swirly carpet into the forest of legs. We agree th...

  • Bee, green beans and movie night.
    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...
  • Midsummer, feeding and cakes.
    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...
  • As needed, forgotten cake and syrup.
    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...