1. This batch of courgette fritters are better than the last – not as many flowers unfortunately (just the few I can rustle up from the garden) but a chilli adds interest, and they’re cooked better too. We eat too many though, as usual.

2. John misses his bus – we have time for a cup of tea and a spot of gaming before the next one.

3. Lily keeps pulling me towards shorter routes and when it starts raining, I finally pay attention. We cut down a little used path and find a fallen tree with a massive rock embedded in its roots.