Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Shortbread, tired and world radio.

1. I come down to dinner and find that Bettany has made more shortbread. 
2. The children are very tired after a day of schooling -- to hear them call that they are turning out their lights half an hour earlier than usual.
3. To spend a cheerful twenty minutes playing around with Radio Garden, as recommended by my writing group. It allows you to navigate the world's radio stations on a zoomable map. We listen to Japanese morning radio, and wheezy men in the north Pacific discussing what women want in various decades, and catch the last sentence of a chilling tale from the Isle of Skye, and a cheery woman talking in Faroese, punctuated by the occasional 'hallelujah'.

Coffee, right there and advent calendar.

1. The coffee this morning is very tasty. There is no particular reason that we can discern. Perhaps we were just ready for it, and our bisc...