gillpolack @ 2012-07-02T16:06:00

I bought chestnuts to roast (it being winter) and forgot about them and they dried out and looked very sad and felt very papery. So I boiled them. Afternoon tea today is rather scrumptious.

I finally feel as if I'm making progress with various papers and articles. For weeks no matter how much work I did, nothing was crossed off lists. Today I got to cross two things off lists and to give a daruma a black eye. Each time I release a book, I complete a daruma. Each time I complete a daruma I miss my Japanese friends and either cook much Japanese food or sing many children's songs. Today it's children's songs. Tooryanse...

And I just realised that my chestnuts are missing a cup of tea. How can I eat boiled chestnuts without a cup of good, strong tea? Then I must write my last 2000 words and cross them off my list and I am in a happy place. Except I'm in a happy place already. Chestnuts and tea and memories of fine friends.