Category Archives: stories

Sunday afternoon

Outside, rain patters on walls and windowsills, pings from gutters and drainpipes, drips from the branches of the trees in the garden downstairs.  Inside, vegetables for a crumble roast in the oven, a shoulder of lamb from the farmers’ market … Continue reading

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An old summer’s yarn

It is grim and gloomy outside.  Inside, exam blues and other worries are banished by a takeaway curry, heartwarming stories, and a soothing knitting project to calm and steady.  Jared Flood’s history of his beautiful Honeycomb scarf cheered me enormously last night, … Continue reading

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