Lady Biscotti’s Diary

Lady Biscotti wirh her camera,  and Biggie dog, sitting in patch of fungi, with yellow roses above their heads.

Lady Biscotti sits, side on, with her camera in a patch of fungi. She has blonde hair and is wearing a smart brown blazer. Biggie, her ever faithful pale yellow dog, sits next to her. Yellow roses frame the top of the image.

Rainy Weather

An image of a warmly lit, softly textured illustration of a wooden writing desk. At its centre sits a delicate ceramic mug decorated in William Morris’s ‘Strawberry Thief’ pattern, the deep greens and blues alive with twisting foliage and tiny birds. Steam curls upward from the hot chocolate within, carrying an invisible warmth. Beside it…

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Sunday …

Dear Diary, Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 on the radio. Ortiz sparkled, as per. Ashkenazy steered the ship like a seasoned captain in champagne seas. I dozed off at my desk somewhere in the second movement, and dreamt of fairy cakes. Actual fairy cakes ! Sponge-bodied sprites with buttercream hair…

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