Monday, March 17, 2025

Early, arrival and goat curry.

1. I'm up before everyone else and eating pancakes.

2. My brother, with hair clipped short, comes to take his nephew out to lunch.

3. The meat Nick has in marinade for tonight's curry scents the whole kitchen every time we open the fridge.

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