1. I procrastinate unbelievably during the morning but when I look back, I realise some of my distractions have actually been useful, and I can tick off some chores from my mental list.

1b. A fun coincidence – I pick something from a long list for its meaning, and it turns out to have a connection to my childhood best friend.

2. A butterfly rests on the purple wall in the dining room. It looks fake but isn’t.

3. For some reason, Lily is super excited about going on a walk. She bounces around the dining room like a .. well, not a puppy, that’s going a little far, but like a … let’s say a nine year old dog.

4. The prawn and crab cakes are a little crumbly but the steak that follows is absolutely delicious.

4b. We keep seeing members of staff walking across the car park and – since we’re not paying close enough attention – not coming back. We concoct strange stories about what is going on down there and when we ask the next waiter about it, he says he wishes our theories were true: he would love it to be a secret staff lounging lair. (It’s just the bins, and the staff car park.)