1. A marvellous post delivery – beautiful books that I was expecting later in the week and two rebates (totalling £250) that I wasn’t expecting at all.

2. The woods are gorgeously still and sun dappled. The leaves seem to relish the light – it’s like they know they’re approaching their last hoorah.

3. After a light, healthy summery dinner, we fancy the opposite: a hearty winter pudding. We have our first (jam roly) poly in years and it doesn’t disappoint.