1. Maggie solemnly hands me a couple of bright yellow daisy petals. 'These are for baby Bettany.'
2. 'I think you're very brave bringing both of them out,' says the nurse.
3. 'Is everything enjoyable?' asks the waiter. I look across the table at Alec nibbling on a piece of garlic bread and down at Bettany nursing away and at my pizza with Parma ham and rocket and I say with conviction 'Yes it is.'
Magazines, sunlight and braised pork.
1. Some magazines, and a quiet hour in which to read them. 2. Following the sunlight around the house -- looking for the brightest, warmest ...
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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...
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1. Oli has written a poem describing how Tunbridge Wells makes him veer between wanting to fall in love and wanting to shoot people. Which i...
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1. The cottage across the carpark is covered in scaffolding. Now that the roofers have gone home, the family has climbed up to see the view ...