Tuesday, February 02, 2021

Time passes, parcels and dates.

1. To look up from work and find that an hour has passed. 
2. A few parcels arrive -- I did my invoicing last week and now I've been paid so I could buy a few bits that I need.
3. To flip through an almanac checking what is going on in February -- Mars can be seen close to the moon in the middle of the month; there's imbolc, candlemass as well as St Valentine's Day; and the Chinese Year of the Ox begins.
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Right paper, bin night and correspondence.

1. I have just the right paper -- tiny Japanese pages, not much larger than business cards, printed with wisteria in full bloom. 2. Bin nigh...

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