Tuesday, June 03, 2025

Sun/shade, saffron and vinegar.

1. We walk and talk through dusty sunshine and dappled shade.

2. I did wash my hands before coming out, but they still smell of saffron from the dough I've been kneading.

3. A mysterious vinegary smell is more interesting than French vocab. We chase it down through the house to where Nick is treating a pan in the kitchen.

Heather, portfolio and expand.

1. There are drifts of mauve heather blossom here and there on the common where the trees have been cleared to open up heathland. 2. I rathe...