It’s a small world! Lovely to ‘see’ you too.

Yes, it worked. Sounds like it should be an old wives tale.

That's really interesting. I once left a candle burning for too long, leaving a smoke stain on my wall. My Dad suggested using bread to remove it, and I thought it was very odd, but it makes complete sense knowing that people used it to erase charcoal.

Thanks, I’ll take a look

I just hope I’ve not been imagining it

I’m adding that to my reading list, thanks, but I don’t think that’s the one. From what I remember, the rice was the central to the argument. It might have been an article rather than a book.

Thanks, but I don’t think that’s it.

I think they look more botanical, maybe a branch or a flower stem?

It’s much bigger. I found a reference in Sussex to it being about 40lb, which would make sense in the context.

Apart from the heat, that sounds like an ideal day. Nice selection of books

I’d love to read it!

It’s on my list

Well I live in Cornwall, so the cost of living isn’t too far behind London. I feel like the worst feminist ever, but I honestly couldn’t do my job if I didn’t have a partner. Our mortgage is more than my wage.

Speaking as a curator, who earns less than this and is only part time (not through choice), that’s a good wage. Maybe not for London. It’s also rare to have a curatorial post that is both full time and permanent. And I’m very aware of what minimum wage is. It’s quite demoralising to be honest.

Or you were talking to an autistic person, which is less about competition and more about finding shared points of reference to relate.