1. I didn't realise it until now, but there's a syrup jug on the table with a clever pouring spout to prevent drips. I lace the last of my pancakes freely.
2. 'We're having a spa afternoon,' we say to explain our footbath and towels when Alec and his friend tumble through the front door.
3. At the end of the day, to sit and help my eldest revise for a vocab test.
