1. Lily likes having small humans visit – they drop crumbs and bits of cheese for her to hoover up. She also likes having a bigger pack for her walk – she runs along with Z and when a small terrier approaches, she is happy to play.

1b. Everyone laughs when she jumps in the beck and wallows in the water.

2. Spooning on the sofa on a Sunday afternoon.

3. I roughly stitch together the two crochet strips as a proof of concept – not only does it look as I’d imagined, it works together easily, neatly and quickly. When all the hooking is finished, I’ll have to join twelve strips rather than 144 motifs – brilliant!