Monday 2nd November 2026, 5.15pm (day 5,548)

Ho hum, it’s November. Pick from one of these two reactions: a) “I can’t believe it’s November already, where’s the year gone etc. etc.” or b) “what do you mean there’s still two months of 2026 to go?”. Either way, wherever the ice cream van zipping out of shot to the left has been, their being out today could be considered somewhat ambitious.