Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Cep, what next and yellow spine.

1. He sees that I'm carrying a large and tasty mushroom that I have found on the common, and I see that he sees, and we both smile.

2. We come to the end of our book, and spend some time speculating about loose threads and whether there might be a sequel.

3. The plot of the book I'm reading (to myself) twists suddenly in my hands: a quiet side character acts with unexpected agency, and puts herself in peril. Now I'm desperate to keep reading, and my eyes keep getting drawn to the book's yellow spine.

Pears, jay bird and guacamole.

1. I took a kilo of disappointing pears out of the fruit bowl and baked them with ginger and dots of butter. Now they are definitely not dis...