Monday, October 14, 2024

Parade, mushrooms and up on the common.

1. To follow the puppet parade down the hill. It's strange to see in our everyday town marching crocodiles, a narwhale, a crowd of cardboard rhinos, a hut on chicken legs, cloud sailors, steel plate fish and some cheeky crab people with eyes on stalks. 

2. The mushroom farmer tucks a few extra grey and gold oysters into my bag to go with the bristly white bobbles of lion's mane he has just sold me. 'They're closer to us than they are to plants,' he says, adding that they have all the nutrition of steak and none of the disadvantages.

3. We walk out with Grandpa to see the autumn colours up on the common.

Ready for the tree, better fit and references.

1. While I catch up with the advent candle I begin to clean the sitting room ready for the tree.  2. A smaller embroidery hoop came in the p...