1. Vintage gouda and oak smoked cheddar – two excellent cheeses, too good to be the supporting cast to the rest of lunch really.

2. I take my remaining lettuce plugs to fill in the gaps where seedlings have wilted away in this week’s hot weather but when I look closely, I see that they’re all still alive after all. All the plants – the lettuce and the garden – are all picking themselves up and growing stronger every day.

2b. Soil, broken up then returned to the half bag, uniform and neatly weed free.

3. Lily loves it when her friends come to visit her. P tickles her and hugs her all evening while we chat. At one point, she pads at him for more attention and when he simply turns to her and says hello, she pulls the most wonderful, hilarious expression.

3b. I swish the drink around the can then listen to the fizzing.