Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Boy feet, sitting down and The Proms.

1. To notice a slight hardness on the pink soles of Alec's feet..

2. I sit down with Interzone and a cup of coffee and... I hadn't realised how strung out I've let myself become. Breathe.

3. We watch a recorded Prom, the Gilbert and Sullivan one. I love the Prom concerts -- they are so British, like the Queen and cricket on the green, and I always feel absurdly proud of G&S.
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Winter is passing, toad in the hole and mulled wine.

1. It is cold (although less chill than it has been) and cloudy (although less grey than it has been) and a robin sings loudly from the top ...

  • Bee, green beans and movie night.
    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...
  • Midsummer, feeding and cakes.
    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...
  • As needed, forgotten cake and syrup.
    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...