Monday, July 29, 2024

Small worlds, cheering and upstairs.

1. No matter what is happening in the  news, I can always slip away to the shrunken, petty world of Tilling, or listen to Stephen Fry recounting Bertie Wooster's problems. High stakes for them, low stakes for me. 

2. I can hear Nick and Bettany cheering something to do with the Olympics.

3. Quite late, while we're listening to the radio, each child comes upstairs to sit with us.

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...