1. To look out of the top window of a house near us and see over a wall that has always made me curious: there is a large cottage garden with white wirework furniture.
2. Alec and I get lamb chops for our lunch. We eat them with red currant jelly and gnaw on the bones.
3. Alec and the other two children are sitting on a grassy bank. We see them talking and then the girl storms off. The boys run back over to us for advice: "She told us to go away!"
PS: We went to one of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's family fun days and it was excellent -- just a big space full of games with lots of children running around playing freely.
Volunteers, eleven and bright crayons.
1. Volunteers growing out of the yellow clay on the edge of the building site: a castor oil plant with spiked green seed pods; and a couple ...
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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. We are sheltered under the garden centre's great barn roof. There is a rush of sound and air as the rain comes down. 2. A mushroom, c...
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1. Technical difficulties. I let go of having working earbuds for this walk. Then I have one last try, and they switch on. 2. Acorns crunchi...