1. Playing with my blue and orange ceramic ocarina -- it has a mellow sound, softer than the penny whistles, so I feel less self-conscious tootling when Katie is in the flat.
2. Someone has put a parcel through the door. It contains a Moleskine notebook and a small card made from Joe's pictures. An encouraging present from one writer to another.
3. In the supermarket, we can choose strawberries not only by variety but by county and by farmer's name.
Haircut, revision and changing sky.
1. At this salon, with the sinks set up so I'm looking at a view of the woods while the hairdresser shampoos and rinses, I suddenly unde...
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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. 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...
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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...
 
