Every single day, Dylan the Dog, who had no interest in toys for the first 13 1/2 years of his life, twists himself up in his friend the curtain then poses. He's been doing this since the beginning of 2025, bringing me endless joy.

That night, I, aged 11, was in Rome on my first European tour with my mother. We sat in a packed crowded outdoor cafe, all of us looking up at the moon, imagining both what was going on there and being able to see it. I saved and still have the headline from the next morning.