Guilty Pleasure

She concentrated on the cool sensation of the creamy chocolate melting in her mouth, and pushed thoughts of calories from her mind.

Curves and Colour

If one word conveys the beauty of a frangipani bloom, it is "blend", as convex becomes concave and yolk becomes white.

Misspoken

She understood, once more, that shoulders can be the most expressive part of the human body, as she watched the door close forlornly behind him.

Chrysalis

The mere knowledge that it was there, lurking under the eaves, pregnant with some insectly menace, was enough to set her teeth on edge.

Tingle

There's nothing like giving your mouth the full works - flossing, scraping, brushing, rinsing - to leave you feeling refreshed and renewed!

Morning Tea

As an apple, it exceeded every cliched expectation, to her great delight.

Compost

Another miracle of nature: that kitchen dregs can be transformed, purely through proximity to garden garbage and a little Blood & Bone, into rich dark soil fit for fertilizing the next batch of ... kitchen dregs!