Monday, February 03, 2025

Magazines, sunlight and braised pork.

1. Some magazines, and a quiet hour in which to read them.

2. Following the sunlight around the house -- looking for the brightest, warmest spots.

3. We finally get to eat the pork that's been cooking slowly for most of day in a broth with star anise, ginger and cinnamon. It is very tender and delicious.

Squeal, snowdrops and crocuses.

1. In the café where I've been waiting, a high-pitched mechanical sound has been bothering me sporadically. One of the three plasterers ...