1. To hear the wind striking the house broadside but I know I am safe within these walls.
2. Opening the jar of saffron -- the new shoes scent.
3. Raspberry puree drips through a sieve. I can wait: supper is a long way off.
1. I realise later -- much, much later -- that the lady in Lush handing me perfume samples was a very effective grounding exercise. 2. The c...