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. This has been frustrating, but the windows are now at least cleaner than they were. 2. There is country and western music on the Pantiles...