still life with pears

not wanting to waste the squishy pears.

today i'm wearing a new dress.  i was most pleased that the kindly Mister actually noticed by saying i looked less wide in it. 

later, i found some photos in The Young Visiters .
the one of me on my eldest brother's lap strategically covers the cunningly feckless husband no. 1.  i love the one of my brother driving the boat.

reading:  A Curious Absence of Chickens  by Sophie Grigson
cooking:  the first recipe in the book - Caponata - sweet-sour aubergine with tomato, olives and capers.

(the Mister still lives)