1. The neighbours’ little dog and silky kitty come to visit for an hour and a half while prospective buyers look around their house. We keep them separate from our animals but it’s still a chaotic 90 minutes – cute too though. M-dog sits on my knee, facing away from me, as I scratch her back and R-kitten rolls around on my office chair when I show him my secret stash of cat nip in my desk drawer. Meanwhile Strange stands on her hind legs to peer through the window in the office door at the guests/interlopers.

2. Little domes of moss – green with silvers fronds – reminds me of the type of furry hats once worn by rich women.

3. Saltiness within the sweet.