1. The egg cups with the built in saucers are a pain to wash – the flowing water ski jumps around the curves to splash me – but cute to use.

2. Amongst doing other things, we spend the day watching episodes of Game of Thrones. We watch the very first episode – and ask “dead or crippled?” about all the characters – and the last two of season 5, in anticipation of season 6 starting today/tomorrow. The first episode – though still great for television – shows how far the series has developed in terms of cinematography and design.

3. I notice that in the last few weeks, my idiosyncratic crochet method has grown more regular – it’s only taken three years for me to start using my left index finger again after nearly chopping its tip off.