Tuesday, June 03, 2025

Sun/shade, saffron and vinegar.

1. We walk and talk through dusty sunshine and dappled shade.

2. I did wash my hands before coming out, but they still smell of saffron from the dough I've been kneading.

3. A mysterious vinegary smell is more interesting than French vocab. We chase it down through the house to where Nick is treating a pan in the kitchen.

Succession, fizzy water and sofa.

1. Her tomato plants are finished, but a vine with tiny spiked cucumbers reaches over the path. 2. I hadn't realised how thirsty I was u...