19jun26

Too much to do today. Had three deliveries before noon – a CD, a magazine, and a pair of pre-owned grey canvas Carharrt work trousers I got for the price of five packets of crisps from eBay. In my experience, Carharrt clothes are near indestructible, so even though those things are a bit worn and stained, they will probably outlive me. And yesterday evening I got a box of blu-rays. Out to dinner tonight at the only local place to be included in the Michelin guide.

Email is very quiet. I have to block out next week to finish writing the novella so I need to land a bunch of stuff today to clear that runway.

I believe I have cracked the recipe on chocolate hazelnut dairy-free ice cream. Alongside figuring out coffee walnut cake dairy-free ice cream and making a passable cherry one, it’s been a good week for desserts. Nobody reading this over my shoulder actually cares about that, of course.

Back Monday: in the meantime, switch to the newsletter for Sunday material.