Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Saved, getting out and strange sky.

1. 'I saved some raisins for you, Daddy.'
'Did you? Thank you very much, Alec.'
'But then I ate them.'

2. Very late in the day I remember that it's games night, which means that I don't have to deal with bedtime and I'm going to have an entertaining evening escaping from reality.

3. It's half past ten at night and the sky is duck-egg blue.
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Dress, drink and catch-up.

1. Walking out of the theatre, I hold his hand so he's not tempted to bolt across the swirly carpet into the forest of legs. We agree th...

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