Monday, March 14, 2022

Sunday lunch, pudding and clearing skies.

1. Thick slices of tender pink ham from a gammon joint, rosemary roast potatoes and bright spinach with grana padano.

2. Bettany asks for a small piece of an unfamiliar pudding. When offered seconds, her face lights up.

3. It has been raining steadily all day. But when I glance up just before home time, I can see clear sky on the horizon.

Start of the heat, finishing early and lights out.

1. It's not too long after 8am and I can already feel the heat in the air as I begin my walk on the common. My body responds to the warm...