1. As has repeated happened on this course, my slapdash projects with my scraps result in nicer things than the planned out ones.

1b. Adding texture to my little discs. The simplicity of lines from the side of a metal scraper and the dimples from the plastic tool.

1c. R sees I’m struggling and offers me a bag. It makes the rest of my journey home a lot easier.

2. It’s a chatty dog walk – from S as we leave the house, to D with R-dog amongst the beech trees and B-dog and his dad for the rest of the walk home. B-dog sits down for the first time ever in our company (as we watch a video of him running in slow motion) and he looks like a very tidy dog indeed. (He usually rushes around so much that he’s less a dog and more a black furry blur.)

3. The massive doors of the old buildings around Little Germany.

3b. They top starters with a tempura onion ring. I like it.

3c. My meal is a flavour assault – the powerful hit of Tom Yum soup and a ridiculously sweet tamarind sauce over duck for my main – but I like that too.