Friday, July 25, 2025

Invented recipe, gone to seed and co-working.

1. When I come down, she is making pancakes to an invented recipe.

2. I let the parsley go to seed. I regret the drooping bitter leaves that are no use for salads; but I do like to see hoverflies hanging in the air and darting about the green umbels.

3. Quite casually, almost in passing, I find myself on a Zoom co-working call. The sense that others are working too seems so soothing and enticing that I slip into my task, stay immersed, even when I come to a difficulty. I'm glad I took this risk.


Crust, donuts and wait.

 1. Stirring the brewing coffee to break the floating crust and bring up the crema. 2. We have donuts to give the children at teatime. 3. Th...