How on earth did we get to this? Buying 1kg of coffee beans in an oil can.

Roll back to late Thursday afternoon when our beloved van was crumpled while parked outside our house by one of the parents whose children attend the school opposite. How the accident occurred is a mystery to us as we were parked very sensibly. But these things happen.

As a consequence we had an Industrial estate day getting repair quotes. As a reward we went to a favourite bikers cafe, which is how the coffee beans in an oil can occurred.

But while I am on the subject of our van this may be the time to address the love affair that has evolved in the past month.

This was us two weeks ago returning from our van adventure in France. Lola’s first foreign holiday. She has always loved the camper van.

But this was her first time abroad and her first time without her beloved Hugo.

Two weeks as an ‘only’ dog in a camper van has quite turned her head. Now she is obsessed with the camper van. Every time we leave the house she pulls hard in the direction of the van. It seems that life in three square metres of space is infinitely preferable to a whole house with a well kept yard.

Maybe it was the cheese or charcuterie or maybe the very reduced distance between bed and water bowl. So here we are parked up very locally taking in an early summer morning in the camper van. She is very happy.