1. Lily is both afraid of and intrigued by the space hoppers.

2. The bun looks almost like brioche: yellow, fluffy and with a beautifully domed top.

3. I show John how to throw cylinders on the wheel – he plays with his first one and it ends up a bit goblet shape but even though he misses a step with his second, it ends up just right. Jammy bugger.

3b. I split my time between making my nicest set of bowls yet and chores: I make a reclaim board and start recovering some slaked down clay; I glue magnets to my tools so I don’t lose them as easily; and I set up another paint can shelf so I have more drying space. It feels like my mini-studio is coming together at the same rate as my skills.