I had no choice but to take a few days off work so I could take the Punto into the garage to get it fixed, relying on Seb once again to tow the vehicle with his tractor. On the way to the mechanic in Hutton, I spotted three magpies clustered together on a dry stone wall and couldn’t stop myself from waving. Seb noticed and smiled, which was perhaps the first time I’d ever seen him smile.