1. Alec and his friend running in and out of the kitchen and shrieking with laughter. It's hard to say what's so funny -- but then we are not two and a half.
2. I am told, very kindly and firmly, to sit back and relax for five minutes with my cup of tea.
3. I surrender. I can't carry this furious toddler up the stairs to bed. We're going to sit on the sofa, have some bub and wait for Nick to come home.
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...