Thursday, January 05, 2023

Bulb catalogue, moon and later in the evening.

1. At coffee time, to flip through the deJager catalogue (with its typical botanical illo on the front) and make some planting decisions. 

2. Between the chimneys, behind a scrim of cloud, the moon. 

3. Nick returns from his hour in the pub and catches me setting out port and stilton. We drink and eat a little and discuss what he's been reading.

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