Monday, March 14, 2022

Sunday lunch, pudding and clearing skies.

1. Thick slices of tender pink ham from a gammon joint, rosemary roast potatoes and bright spinach with grana padano.

2. Bettany asks for a small piece of an unfamiliar pudding. When offered seconds, her face lights up.

3. It has been raining steadily all day. But when I glance up just before home time, I can see clear sky on the horizon.

Essay, azalea, swift call.

1. On the breakfast table is the essay Alec was fretting about last night -- printed and ready to hand in. 2. From a garden the scent of aza...