Prompted by

, in no particular order, here are 10 things that never fail to make me smile

1. The first brew of the day. Yorkshire tea, ideally.

2. It’s A Sin by the Pet Shop Boys coming on the radio.

3. Seeing that my Yorkshire puddings have risen perfectly.

4. The squeak of the guinea pigs when we start chopping veg.

5. A ball in the back of the net (as long as a Bristol City player has booted it!)

6. Watching my daughter’s street dance crew in action.

7. Seeing fan art of one of my characters.

8. The Archers theme tune kicking in on my podcast app. (I used to say the BBC radio soap was my guilty pleasure, but now I don’t believe in them. There are only pleasures!)

9. Seeing a robin.

10. My wife’s Shepherd’s Pie. It’s just perfect.