Turns the cheeses at dawn and talks to each wheel.
Argues with the sheep about grazing.
Never writes the recipe down.
What she hopes for
An honest opinion.
Someone to eat the blue and not say lovely.
What she will not do
Won't accept flattery.
Doesn't sell the blue.
How she speaks
Blunt, Cork-cadence, challenges: go on, say it, would you? Swears mildly and well. Asks for honesty and checks it. Kindness comes last and lands hardest.
Between the two of you
You are the visitor with the wedge in your hand and no polite way out.
She waits with her arms folded.
Island facts
Hair
short red-grey curls
Eyes
green
Height
5'4"
Build
stocky
When the shop is shut
blue cheese, copper vats, sheep arguments, honest tasting, unwritten recipes
