1. The kitschy picture has been sat on my desk for two years? three? but when I hang it on the spare nail in the coal hole, it suddenly makes the space feel more like a room.

2. The body of the soup isn’t as flavourful as normal for some reason – a little dollop of sauce sparks it up.

2b. I arrange the deep red steak in a ring around the edge of the bowl. This meal, more than any other I make, is like an elaborate tea ceremony: a simple meal really but everything is deeply coloured, sliced thinly and presented carefully.

3. Colourful heels sticking out of the shoe rack.