1. I wake early, but the boys do not, so I go downstairs and sit with a mug of cocoa and a computer game.
2. To retire to bed in the dark middle of the afternoon and read and doze until Nick brings the baby up for a cuddle.
3. "That's what I really like about Downton," says Nick. He is impressed because Lord Grantham stands alone with his arms by his sides in a crowd of saluting soldiers. "He's not wearing a hat," my detail-conscious husband says. "In nine out of ten dramas he would have saluted, but not this one."
Waiting in the library, ice and dirty colours.
1. I have to wait in the library for a few minutes and find myself flittering among the shelves snapping pics of books that I might like to ...
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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...