Sunday, June 06, 2004

Men of letters, artificial additives and a well-placed invitation.

Essays on France.
Posted by Hello 1. Julian Barnes mentioning that Kinglsey Amis ('with pop-eyed truculence') once said of him: 'I wish he'd shut up about Flaubert. (Preface, Something to Declare)

2. A fairy cake with thick icing the colour of early sunset clouds and a pink and yellow dolly mixture on top. It was yummy.

3. Feeling a bit mopish and then getting a text asking if I felt like going round to Caroline's to christen her new flat with wine and chinese.

Dull, after the rain and prepping.

1. I slap the full water butt to enjoy the dull thump. 2. My herbs have doubled in size in the rain, which seems to have nourished them in a...