1. Alec is not hungry and is in the mood for showing off (my cousin Laura has come for a visit). He puts a pasta quill in his mouth and blows down it to make a whistling sound.
2. To spend an afternoon talking art and looking at the picture books that are spread out on the floor.
4. Against the bright evening sky, the blackest curves of a cat with all four paws on the gatepost.
White grapes, gothic novel and predictions.
1. This week's grapes are particularly good -- a little hard so they burst well, and then both sweet and sharp. 2. Before Nick comes up...
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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. 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...