Thursday, June 06, 2024

Carrying, baking and learning French.

1. Now that Bettany has a rack on the back of her bike, I don't have to carry her jumper and water bottle.

2. The me who is now mixing fairy cakes is grateful to the me who earlier this afternoon took the butter out of the fridge.

3. I learnt French mostly by a total immersion method, with lots of roleplay and vocab lists and describe what's going on in this picture. Alec brings his revision flashcards down so I can test him. As I review the declined verbs (regular and irregular) and the rules he is learning, a few half-remembered phrases suddenly make a lot more sense.

Start of the heat, finishing early and lights out.

1. It's not too long after 8am and I can already feel the heat in the air as I begin my walk on the common. My body responds to the warm...