1. My aunt very kindly listens to the children reading over Zoom so I can get on with a short story for a competition.
2. Alec has been learning to use a knife and wants to practise his skills at every opportunity, so he's more willing than usual! I ask him to cut up some mushrooms and he goes at it with such vigor that he turns them into mushroom mince. The children usually complain -- loudly -- about mushrooms. I keep putting them in food because they are really nutritious and I'm convinced they will get used to them eventually. Alec's mushroom mince disappears into the meal and they eat it without comment, despite knowing it's there.
3. Using a teaspoon to scrape the seeds out of a courgette to make a space for stuffing.
