1. Children walking to school with their dads.
2. The foxgloves are out now. The unopened buds are covered in fine silky hair; and the flowers are a pinky-purple with white-ringed brown spots inside. They are a huge hit with the bees, and I stood on the path listening to the contented hum, which has got to be one of my favourite noises. Photograph by Michael Grant
3. I had a deep conditioning treatment on my hair -- I had to sit with my head swaddled in clingfilm under a heater reading Hello. The beautiful thing is the way it changed the colour of my hair -- it's gone slightly more ash blonder than it was before.
I thought of another beautiful thing, but I'm not going to number it because I've had COMPLAINTS in the past if I do too many things. I was walking home from work just as an England World Cup match was starting, and everyone was hurrying (except me) to get to a TV. There were people crowded outside the electronics shop on Chapel Place; and people piled up against the open window of the Grape Vine, which has a big screen.
Every day I want to record three things that have given me pleasure. This 3BT site is the original Three Beautiful Things.
Escape, tulips and samosa.
1. This morning, I'm piling into a car with friends to escape into the Weald, where we will visit a garden planted with 45,000 tulips. 2...
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1. She brings soft almond cakes for pudding. 2. In the fridge I have a jug of lemon iced tea. 3. Sifting compost as the evening cools.
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Today a special guest post by Nick... 1. My wife's courage and stamina as she painfully brings our baby into this world. I'm so prou...