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.
Instead, autumn colour and the fruit we have.
1. This morning is too wet and windy for walking. Instead, a hot bath and a good book. 2. She comes home with a decorative pumpkin made in s...
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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...