Monday, July 04, 2022

Toenails, travel plans and feeding the garden.

1. Bettany and I keep looking down at our painted toenails.

2. The thrill of hitting the pay now button on a travel booking site.

3. The clunk of the stirring stick on the watering can laced with bright blue plant food, and the splash of cool water about my feet.

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Strawberries, rainy day and bard.

1. She's poorly and wants fresh strawberries, and I get them for her though I wouldn't usually buy out-of-season air freighted fruit...

  • Bee, green beans and movie night.
    1. An enormous fat bumble bee at work. She is so bulky that she can knock dead blossoms out of the way as she gets right in to the new jasmi...
  • Midsummer, feeding and cakes.
    1. The shortest night and the longest day. I was up at Wellington Rocks with Anna, Paul and Jason. We couldn't see the sun through the m...
  • As needed, forgotten cake and syrup.
    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...