Friday, August 19, 2011

The caption, lucky baby and what is needed.

1. It is satisfying to be asked to write a 20-word caption because the asker is more confident in your ability than their own.

2. The man at the next table stands up to go. He says to us: "That's a very lucky baby -- cake AND boobie."

3. "I'm distracting him," she said, getting up and taking herself downstairs. It's true that Alec was not settling into his goodnight feed -- he kept coming off, looking up, going back on, coming off, looking up. I appreciated -- I always do -- the way she saw what was needed and did it.

Book world, messages and all right.

1. I've been sneaking off to read Bookshops and Bonedust  by Travis Baldree. It is very pleasant to disappear for a short time into a sk...