3BT – yeasty, worth it, outsized

1. At five days old, the ginger beer plant is satisfactorily gloopy and the sourdough starter smells divine.

2. Even though the general backstage consensus is that Thursday night was better, John is impressed by the show – the music, the costumes and the kids alike. I clap like a proud mum throughout.

3. Sleepy Lily droops in John’s arms as he carries her to the car.