Monday, November 13, 2023

Not work, semi-precious and stop.

1. It's early. No one else is up. I take my book downstairs and read (not for work, for pleasure).

2. At the market there is a rocks and minerals stall with tiny mushrooms carved from semi-precious stones. Bettany wonders if they might appear in her stocking.

3. I am tired of spreadsheets and mystery transactions. And so I stop for the night.

Watering cans, eating alone and settling down.

1. The grounding weight of my watering cans. 2. Our schedules mean that I eat supper alone in the peaceable, silent kitchen. 3. Now the chil...