3BT – colourful gift, pinenuts, a good start
1. John returns from the across-the-road neighbours with a bright flowering plant in a lovely white pot – they were going to throw it away because it’s flowering season is coming to the end for the year. We’ll let it flourish again. 2. The inclusion of pinenuts was inspired, even if I do say so [...]
3BT – squirrel spiral, selfless attack, cake
(One from last night first) 0. I cleanse and moisturise my face before going to bed. When I look in the mirror, the cream has replaced the pallor of the day with healthy pink. 1. Two squirrels spin a spiral around the silver birch tree. 2. Considering it’s supposed to be a World of Warcraft, [...]
3BT – blue dawn, to feel human again, bright on white
Hurrah for 2010! 1. Instead of the usual light pollution glow of night, we go to bed when the rich velvet blue dawn light is rising upward from the trees. 2. We wake slowly, awkwardly and, frankly, far too soon. We stretch out amongst the devastation of the night before and laugh again at funny [...]
3BT – clean, smile, sprouting
1. I wonder if I’d get such joy from a clean kitchen if it was so neat and shiny all the time or whether it’s the novelty of the situation that excites me so much. 2. Katherine visits for a cup of tea and Joe shows off his smile. It’s now available on demand and [...]
3BT – whoosh, wood and weird
1. I move from room to room opening the curtains to let in the day. My favourites are the ones in the dining room because they whoosh dramatically. 2. The wood splits perfectly down the middle and by coincidence, the logs I’ve chosen stack neatly in the box. Despite the snow on the ground and [...]
3BT – wiped clean, productivity, buttons
1. The dusting of snow each night erases footprints like an etch-a-sketch. 2. For the first time in a few weeks, I write out a decent to-do list and use it as a project tracker throughout the day. The sense of accomplishment at the end of the day is wonderful. 3. I tip out the [...]
3BT – cold paws, colour, curry
1. We return from the shop but the planned bacon butties are put on hold because, for the first time in days, the cats show an interest in the outside world. We walk down the chilly garden together, the cats sharply contrasted with the white. Boron shakes his cold paws with every step. 2. As [...]
3BT – cool blue, crumbs, joining the Parade
1) The doorbell rings and it’s the smiling postman with a long awaited eBay purchase – a 50 year old big blue enamel bowl. I’d bought it intending for it to be a planter but it’s so pretty in the flesh that I want to use it for something grander. It’s delightfully cool to the [...]
