1. I set the fire in the logburner using a Fat Face catalogue for tinder. It is possibly the most middle class thing I’ve ever done.

1b. The stove in the office often runs a bit hot but today it plutters along perfectly: never roaring but never on the verge of going out either.

2. The bread is almost stale so we make croque monsieurs for lunch (though with salami because we don’t have any ham). They’re deliciously greasy (more delicious than greasy).

2b. I throw around some fancy ideas for dinner but I settle on the simplest: pasta with chorizo and vegetables. It is also delicious.

3. Lily leaps around like a puppy, chasing the bone she freely gave up for the game.