Syrup (Lyle’s of course) ✓

Spoon (favourite bear spoon, but not really mine) ✓

Spurtle (a finely crafted implement for stirring porridge; basically a long stick) ✓

Favourite polar bear bowl (how long will the crack hold together?) ✓

I’m home from my swim on the first really cold morning of the Autumn, ready and waiting to stir my porridge.

(though I did make some really yummy granola yesterday)