Friday, October 04, 2024

Busy dog, tester and it's now.

1. On the lower cricket ground a biscuit-coloured terrier is running back and forth, circling, sniffing, running again.

2. In the chemist, I spray a perfume tester on to my wrists. I don't particularly like the scent, but all day it reminds me that it's there.

3. I've been waiting all day to go out and now I'm hurrying up the hill to meet a friend for a glass of wine and some comedy.

Thursday, October 03, 2024

More red fruit, housework and tired.

1. This week, we received even more final raspberries of the year, and they are also delicious, eaten at the end of supper with the last of the meringues.

2. After supper, I've got time to tidy quickly and without thinking too hard.

3. I am so tired at bedtime that I fall asleep almost straight away.

Wednesday, October 02, 2024

Syrup, spa afternoon and revision.

1. I didn't realise it until now, but there's a syrup jug on the table with a clever pouring spout to prevent drips. I lace the last of my pancakes freely.

2. 'We're having a spa afternoon,' we say to explain our footbath and towels when Alec and his friend tumble through the front door.

3. At the end of the day, to sit and help my eldest revise for a vocab test.

Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Planner, feathering and not winning.

1. Marking up a new page on my planner -- I can now see how the week will go.

2. With a certain amount of pride, he shows us the feathered chocolate on his millionaire's shortbread.

3. I get dragged into a game of fairy tales top trumps. The deck must be badly balanced, because no one seems to be able to win. In the end, I concede to Bettany's greater will and accept that I have been defeated.

Monday, September 30, 2024

Pirate, wedding and birthday plans.

1. Oh my goodness, that little pirate toy has gone down well. Our brunch is punctuated by cries of 'Treasure!'

2. When I see him looking at the bride-to-be, I recall a friend writing to me after seeing my wedding pictures and saying that he was pleased by how kind and handsome my husband looked. There is something so nice about the energy of an upcoming wedding. 

3. Alec and I have had our eye on a coach tour to the UFO site at Rendlesham (plus pub lunch) for a while now. An email from Minimum Labyrinth lands in my inbox to say they're running it again very close to his birthday. This feels like a prod in the ribs from the universe.

Friday, September 27, 2024

Winter clothes, from the freezer and last of the raspberries.

1. Finding two pairs of soft winter socks with my winter dressing gown.

2. The tuna pasta pulled from depths of the freezer for our lunch is surprisingly good.

3. We share out what I'm sure is the last of the year's fresh raspberries and eat them with meringues and cream.

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Pushing, dog and supper by the river.

1. My walks are turning into runs.

2. A wiry orange dog with a whiskery face glances at my as a I pass.

3. Bettany and I eat supper on a sheltered terrace with the river slipping by below us and the rain falling outside.

Busy dog, tester and it's now.

1. On the lower cricket ground a biscuit-coloured terrier is running back and forth, circling, sniffing, running again. 2. In the chemist, I...