Mint tea and Middle Eastern treats* whilst looking up a favourite stew in a favourite cook book. And stewing steak in the kitchen, ready to cook! Quite unexpectedly the grey, chilly days have blossomed into picture book autumn: so hot that I am in my birthday dress, worn on the first day of July's heat wave (as I recall it, anyhow). Arms bare to the sun. It feels good.
* at a guess, sponge made with ground almonds, covered in cashew and pistachio nuts and doused in a honey, rose water syrup. Baklava-lite, if you like.
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