1. A glorious spring day. At one point, I sit on the chipping path and just enjoy the sun.

1b. There is a black cat on my plot as I approach and later I approach the shelter slowly to not alert the slinky grey boy inside.

1c. It’s hard to see what I’m doing – every time I look up from the pruning, the sun nearly blinds me – but when I eventually step back, I realise I’ve managed to give it a decent shape after all.

2. At first it’s unimpressive – it looks like any bogstandard music visualisation – then we realise what exactly is happening and we’re in awe.

3. The curry – a haleem – is even better than I thought it would be (after a taste of O’s the other week). I want a spoon to eat the sauce like a soup.

3b. That I had a spectacular fall but didn’t ladder my tights or break anything expensive. (I did, it turns out, do a bit of a number on my knee but that is cheap to heal compared to a phone.)