1) A & M have a huge argument at tea time, which results in them both being put on the naughty step. After a few minutes cooling off, I sit them down at the table and instruct them to eat their tea in silence. They do so, and by the time they are finished, they are cheerful and happy, the argument forgotten. Result!

2) To get half-way through the ironing mountain and realise that the bottom half of the basket is already ironed and folded… I’d obviously forgotten to put it away after the last time!

3) The evening sky as it purples and fades, the quiet of the night, and the smell of freshly cut grass…