Making the fire Each morning I’d get up and make the fire – a pocket-money job , and yet one I enjoyed. The house was still and cold. ...

Picking pears Like people, pears will ripen from inside. Picked too early, you will find they’re hard, unyielding. Leave it late and...

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'when she unzips her lips pennies come pouring out. No one will stop to collect their bad luck.' 'Valuables' p.15, All the Footprints I...