Monday, January 07, 2013

Making lunch, reading time and bed to myself.

1. To find that I can prepare lunch without feeling sick.

2. To sit in bed -- alone -- and read.

3. When I go down to join Alec I find that he has rolled into the cot and is lying in a contented, contorted half-moon shape against the bars. I spread myself across the entire bed and stretch my arms and legs wherever they want to go.

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...