Sunday, July 22, 2012

Son, space and comfort.

1. I'm in the bathroom when I hear Nick (who is on the landing, keeping Alec from rattling on the door handle) laugh. "What's he doing?" I call through the door.
"He's bringing joy to my heart."

2. To find a space in a crowded cafe.

3. To lie still and have your back rubbed in an absent-minded sort of way.
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Waiting in the library, ice and dirty colours.

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