1. On the breakfast bar, a piece of golden honeycomb is flanked by two silver knives.
2. Standing on a jetty watching carp kiss the water below us.
3. Tucked between the pages of my new Moomin book, I find again the gift tag that Nick up on the wrapping.
4. The view of the grey hotel among autumn trees on the other side of the valley.
5. Slices of tender, pink venison surrounded by a chilli-chocolate sauce.
6. Coming back to our room after dinner and finding that bed that was rumpled from our afternoon nap has been made and turned down; and the towels and bathrobes that we left strewn around the room have been carefully hung up.
Squashes, garden and finale.
1. We've enjoyed our box of squashes -- large and small, globes, oblates, onions and ribbed, and all the colours between lantern orange ...
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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...