1. Walking past a house covered in purple wisteria. I love wisteria -- its snakey branches are are fascinating in winter and spring; and the long swags of flowers arrive just as summer is coming, so they bring to mind warmth and sunshine. I also love the smell of the flowers -- it's a bit like cooked corn on the cob.
2. The way my sunglasses make clouds really stand out. Today the sky is almost too bright to look at, but with my sunnies on I can see the dramatic shapes in the clouds.
3. Seeing that someone who you always thought poured cold water on your plans is actually just making sure you avoid woes by thinking of everything before you begin.
Stars, reading aloud and distracted.
1. Our last few gingerbread stars are still crisp and good; still tasting of the butter we measured and melted and mixed. 2. I read aloud fr...
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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...
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1. Oli has written a poem describing how Tunbridge Wells makes him veer between wanting to fall in love and wanting to shoot people. Which i...
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1. The cottage across the carpark is covered in scaffolding. Now that the roofers have gone home, the family has climbed up to see the view ...