Thursday, April 14, 2022

Check list, puzzle and out out.

1. Suddenly Bettany has a clipboard and is making a tick list for her packing.

2. I make a call to my parents to check the children are behaving. Nick and Alec take it over to do the day's Wordle.

3. Nick and I, just the two of us, go out for a leisurely supper and make our way through half a dozen  oysters of various origins, a seafood platter and a bottle of Brut.

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Northernmost point, out of the rain and blue fire.

1. An alarm goes off in Nick's pocket to let us know that it's the moment of the winter solstice. 2. The rain is falling in steady c...

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    1. I promised myself I wouldn't moan and grumble about it -- but I do. And as if by magic, a very kind friend produces the required blaz...