The river runs faster today, to avoid freezing over.
Saturday 29 January 2011
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Bridge
The rain soddened my trousers as I cycled across the bridge. There was a sausage on the cycle path.
Sunday 23 January 2011
Quick!
Mavis, I need you to say something witty, quick!
What’s witty?
Clever. Clever and funny.
What?
What’s witty?
Clever. Clever and funny.
What?
Tuesday 18 January 2011
After Spike Milligan
Mavis says:
The wibbly wobbly man
Got up at Nine
Read a Line
And went back to bed at quarter past nine.
The wibbly wobbly man
Got up at Nine
Read a Line
And went back to bed at quarter past nine.
Friday 14 January 2011
Thursday 13 January 2011
A small doubt.
I did wonder at the ‘honesty’ of simply repeating phrases from my 6 year old daughter and calling them small stones, it did feel a bit like cheating. Now though, it doesn’t. I’m ‘paying attention’ - to Mavis.
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Envelopes
“Right Mavis, we have yoghurt and butter. Is there anything else on your shopping list we need in the dairy aisle?”
“Envelopes.”
“Envelopes.”
Saturday 8 January 2011
Thursday 6 January 2011
Contemplation
After the question, Mavis, having just taken a large bite of toast and jam, chewed thoughtfully. She chewed thoroughly, and slowly cleared her mouth of every last morsel of food before clearing her throat, shrugging, and saying “uh’uh”.
Tuesday 4 January 2011
Monday 3 January 2011
Sunday 2 January 2011
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