Thursday, August 17, 2006

High-maintenance, sporting chance and fruit in foil.

1. Caroline coming all the way back from work to bring me in.

2. The Oast Silly Sports Day created a number of extraordinary and beautiful sights -- Ellen running to victory in the egg and spoon; people wandering round with egg all over them following the egg catching competition; Oli practising wellie wanging with a pink boot (clearly worth it, because he won by a long way) and Ed hammering home in the sack race.

3. Bananas and pineapple grilled with brown sugar.
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Book cupboard, haws and dinner.

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