1. I wait for the water to drip off me in the shower.

2. I like our spare room. It’s cluttered but it’s an interesting shape and it feels pleasantly removed from the rest of the house. I lie on the bed and Lily joins me, then she decides she wants her own bed so jumps over the divide. Tilda visits too and slides along the wet window sill.

3. John giggling about his ice cream scoop.

3b. Strange, being strange, sits with all her four paws in a line. This makes us both giggle.