Wednesday, August 20, 2025

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 jasmine flowers.

2. Green beans squeaking in my teeth.

3. We watch The Goonies. It's fun to see it through adult eyes; and it's fun to see my daughter suddenly understanding gags and references that she's seen in other media.

Ginger tea, gothic novels and red moon.

1. Hot ginger tea encourages me back to my desk after lunch. 2. She is studying gothic novels at school and temporarily lives in a world of ...