Wednesday, January 04, 2023

Door, poor weather and taster.

1. Hearing Alec's back from school knock.

2. 'It is so horrible out there that people coming the other way were nodding and smiling at me.'

3. Bettany requires that I take a bite of her Japanese snack to confirm that it is not the octopus balls flavoured one. I don't know what octopus balls taste like, though.

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Volunteers, eleven and bright crayons.

1. Volunteers growing out of the yellow clay on the edge of the building site: a castor oil plant with spiked green seed pods; and a couple ...

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