1. Lily charges in through the door to find her granny & pop-pops. I hear her excitement being greeted as I follow up the steps. Later, the same thing happens again with her friends.

1b. Silky smooth soup.

1c. The roasted pumpkin is pleasantly brown and pleasantly round.

2. The black and white cat watches us – Lily – from a tree. It seems almost offended when the dog ignores her.

2b. We find a ruin in the woods – the building is all but gone but the perimeter hedging still carves a straight line.

3. It’s unusual for there to be so much pizza left to choose from. I have another slice of aglio melanzane.