1. I alternate very careful, precise brushwork with spattering and making a right old mess. It’s pleasing to continue building up the layers of texture and colour.

1b. Wiping each foot makes the bowl ring out in a different way.

1c. The bus pulls up while I’m waiting to pay in the shop. I will the queue to move faster and the bus to wait longer – and both happens.

2. Lily, wearing her hairy trousers (though we think hairy hotpants would be more appropriate in this weather), minkles through the woods. Her tail wags cheerfully – not a frantic overexcited beat but a calm back and forth.

3. Enchiladas for dinner – stuffed with beans, peppers and chicken (though I forgot to add any chilli, ssh don’t tell John).

3b. Explaining the fajita/burrito/enchilada/chimmichanga (and quesadilla, though they’re a bit different) sequence to John.

4. I enjoy Google’s venn diagram doodle but am aware it does not have a box around it. When I was in year 8, my best friend at the time scored 99% on a maths exam – the missing mark was for not enclosing her venn diagram in a neat rectangle. I always remember this when drawing venn diagram.