1. The slurpy noises you are forced to make when eating a choc ice.
2. Hearing girly giggles coming from the other office -- Ellie and Madie are probably trying to persuade the local radio station to put out a false announcement; or they're making babies out of bubblewrap; or making Sam go red; or they might be planning a joke to play on us.
3. Seeing Katie on a Famous-Five-style mission to find the owners of the murder house so she can make them sell it to her for tuppence. She has been hassling the town planners and the land registry and charming people at the electoral roll into forwarding letters.
Waiting in the library, ice and dirty colours.
1. I have to wait in the library for a few minutes and find myself flittering among the shelves snapping pics of books that I might like to ...
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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. We are sheltered under the garden centre's great barn roof. There is a rush of sound and air as the rain comes down. 2. A mushroom, c...
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1. Technical difficulties. I let go of having working earbuds for this walk. Then I have one last try, and they switch on. 2. Acorns crunchi...