Sunday, April 27, 2014

Pressing buttons, across my lap and polishing.

1. Bettany reaches up to press buttons on the oven.

2. After lunch, to let Alec fall asleep across my lap.

3. To make Bettany laugh by pretending to polish her head with my handkerchief.
at

Chime, dogs and get-away planning.

1. The doorbell chime signalling the arrival of a child home from school. 2. It strikes me how frequently the seconded coppers I am editing ...

  • Midsummer, feeding and cakes.
    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...
  • Words, shivers and fungus.
    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...
  • Chimney sweep, recovery and nurses.
    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 ...