1. "When we were in the car park, we were admiring that wisteria, and now we've come all the way round and it belongs to you, and we can admire it close-up."
2. Audrey says: "I've looked out some of Thomas' old clothes for Alec." There's a baseball shirt; and a handknitted jumper, pale blue with a white rabbit on it, and a sailor suit jumper. Thomas, who is now 18, holds Alec with a certain amount of trepidation
3. A plate of linguine and clams, laced with chili and garlic.
Cistern, club and go.
1. We've got water of some kind -- the sound of the loo cistern filling is pretty good to hear this morning. 2. Susan has invited to us ...
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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...
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1. I promised myself I wouldn't moan and grumble about it -- but I do. And as if by magic, a very kind friend produces the required blaz...