Monday, January 13, 2025

Perfect morning, treacle tart and just one more chapter.

1. I've had a good lie in, done an hour of work, and now it's time for coffee.

2. Grating lemon rind into a pan of warming golden syrup -- the perfume fills the kitchen.

3. I find myself reading 'just one more chapter' until there is no book left.

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Cheese holes, eerie and back at the table.

1. My nephew likes cheese, but only the holes, which I carefully snip out with kitchen scissors. 2. I feel a little bit sorry for the comput...

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