Thursday, March 24, 2022

Shadow, lemon cake and Milly-Molly-Mandy.

1. The way Alec walks close behind us in case he needs to hide from someone we know.

2. My mother brings lemon cake that is light as a feather. She says she doesn't know how it turned out like that, though.

3. Bettany brings a Milly-Molly-Mandy book upstairs for me to read to her. It's a new edition, a nice knocky hardback, and the designer, with a good eye for detail, has given it a 1930s feel.
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Wet walk, morning tea and detectives.

1. My trousers are soaked after my walk in the rain. I put on a dry pair and feel the chill leaving my legs. 2. She has time for a cuppa and...

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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...
  • Shelter, arisen and pub.
    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...
  • Let go, underfoot and pie.
    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...