Monday, June 24, 2024

Basket, free cake and chilli night.

1. 'I love shopping,' Bettany announces as she tows the basket around The Range. 

2. As it was my birthday, there is a free cake waiting for me at the bakery.

3. Sharp lime rubbed round the rim of my beer glass; and the bright green coriander and onion scattered over our plates of chilli.

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