1) K and I have our annual shopping day – we don’t go far this year (most of the shopping is already done), but find everything we need in one store.

2) We take the children out for afternoon tea. They choose the table furthest from the door, in a corner of the conservatory – because of the view, they say.

3) Making mince pies…  the kitchen smells of cinnamon and citrus, hot fruit and warm spices.