1  A beautiful single Jay turned up on the feeding table this morning, ate seeds, tried the pastry, had some oats and swept off into the fields behind.

Truro Cathedral from the car park

2  We had a day out in Truro for Mr S’s birthday – galleries, lunch, shopping and  ‘The Descendants’ in the afternoon followed by ….

3  …A  roast duck dinner and a new recipe that I’ve been waiting to try out for ages – Chocolate Amaretti Souffles. They were absolutely gorgeous, crisp on top and truly gooey in the middle. Thank you, Nigel Slater!