Short ears
I had so many things to do at home today that I didn’t know which to tackle first – a problem I solved by not tackling any of them, and going to the owl field instead. The owls largely kept … Continued
Swanning about
Inevitably I was tired and somewhat anticlimactic today, after the huge energy we put into performing Elijah yesterday evening. My mood wasn’t lifted by the weather, which was dreary, nor by the three hours that R and I spent at … Continued
Emergency gull
After a busy morning at home I decided to ignore a dubious weather forecast and risk a trip to the owl field. The further south I went the better the light got and the more my spirits lifted, right until … Continued
A tale of two hours
After being stuck in the house for most of the past three days I was raging to be out and about, so when we opened the curtains on sunshine this morning my first words to R were “Owl day!” “Go,” … Continued
Dulce de membrillo
Before we went out to Broadway yesterday R and I cooked the quince paste, and then left it drying out in the slowest of slow ovens. This is one of those processes – like finding the setting point of jam … Continued
Look at meeee!!
If you’re going to put up Christmas decorations, you might as well do the job properly. Otherwise what’s the point? R and I took a trip to Broadway this afternoon, in the middle of another full-on busy day. The good … Continued
