1. I go shopping at lunchtime and find a new bag for a fiver. It replaces my disreputable old day bag which has a hole in it.
2. Mushrooms on toast cooked with brandy and dots of green leek, purple onion and garlic.
3. A display of Christmas books in Waterstones makes me feel very excited about the home traditions Nick and I are making for ourselves.
Fine day, into the daylight and picture.
1. On this fine day, I've taken some time off to walk and talk in the autumn air... and in a café and round the table and waiting at the...
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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...