1. A little Japanese maple with leaves that look like stars.
2. Eating an orange by cutting it into thin rounds.
3. BBC Radio 4's reporting of Sunderland South's obsession with getting its general election result out before anyone else. Relay teams of sixth formers bring ballot boxes in; a bus stop is dismantled so it doesn't block the door; and traffic lights are rigged throughout the city. They have also demanded extra thin ballot papers to make it easier to count quickly.
Meal deal, caves and macaroni cheese.
1. We could have packed our own sandwiches -- but instead, we opt for a supermarket meal deal, and let someone else do the work. 2. On the w...
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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...
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1. An enormous fat bumble bee at work. She is so bulky that she can knock dead blossoms out of the way as she gets right in to the new jasmi...
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1. The shortest night and the longest day. I was up at Wellington Rocks with Anna, Paul and Jason. We couldn't see the sun through the m...