This is a little doorstop I finally made for the door to Isaac’s office. I don’t know if you can call it an office when there’s no organisation anywhere, but that’s what we call it. Our house is full of firedoors on swing shut hinges. Unfortunately our house is also full of uneven floors that move, so keeping them open with door wedges is impractical – they move all the time and doors fall shut. It’s also slightly more practical for the cat to run into, when she hurtles down the hall.

The request was just for corduroy, which is his favourite fabric, and something plain, so that’s what he got. I filled this one with black eye beans, which I like better than rice, even if I got into a slightly strange conversation at the checkout at Sainsburys. Next time, when she asks if I’m making soup, I should just say yes and have done with it…

I’ve been a bit off colour the last couple of days, so apologies for not posting yesterday. I even succumbed to a nap this afternoon, not that I minded. The only thing that will do is soup: this evening it’s the butternut squash and sweet potato one from Nigella Express. It’s barely a recipe at all, since it involves cooking up a packet of pre-prepared vegetables in some stock with a couple of spices, but for fast comfort food it’s delightful.