Relief, fishing for chickens, the pleasure of warmth and sugar
1. To wake up and find that after all that noise, there is no storm damage to the garden. Or rather, the only damage is both minor and desirable. 2. We drive out to see our chicken man. The views are different but as equally as stunning as they were on the balmy June evening [...]
3BT – saucy, fun by design, good night
1. I add the tomato ketchup to the sandwich but it keeps slipping off onto my fingers. Lick, lick, lick. 2. I finish my day working on a design/DTP project. It’s a while since I’ve done any work in Inkscape and it’s a lot of fun. The event the work is for should be a [...]
3BT – breakfast, village essence, alternative soundtrack
1) It’s late (past noon) even though I’ve been up for hours but I have a wonderful breakfast. The cold milk, the crunchy cereal, the perfectly brewed tea. 2) The people at the Post Office – Judith & Chris – are lovely. The actual village around here has long since dissipated but the spirit of [...]
3BT – surprises
Still ill. Boo. So just two again. 1) I unwrap the foil from around the takeaway-cafe sandwich and am pleasantly surprised by the quality of the bread. The tea is hot and sweet. 2) Hidden out of the way on the first floor, we spot a set of vintage Kilncraft Bacchus crockery. We already have [...]
3BT – a riddler, the magic hour, backstage
1. My feed reader empty for a change, I’m at a loss for something to read while I drink my post-lunch tea. I stumble upon an audio slideshow about a riddler on the Guardian’s website. The style of the narration grates at times but the pictures and process are fascinating. My tea goes cold as [...]
Why you should wash out your tea cup every day
(or why you shouldn’t leave dregs in your cup if you take milk and two sugars, and are out of the house for a day.)