Laurie came back up to Manchester this weekend, which meant a proper mother-and-daughter Saturday like we used to have before she moved to London. Getting dressed up, cocktails, food and dancing.

First stop was Louis in Spinningfields, my Mother’s Day present from Laurie. It’s an Italian-American restaurant with a bit of old-school New York glamour about it, live music, cocktails and, as the day goes on, plenty of dancing. Basically, an excellent choice of present for your mother.

Then we headed over to the newly opened Soho House Manchester, where Laurie is a member. Manchester finally has its own House in the old Granada Studios in St John’s, the first Soho House in the North of England, with club spaces, bars, bedrooms and a rooftop pool overlooking the city.

I love having her in London and watching the life she’s built there, but I do miss this. Before she moved, days and nights out together in Manchester were just something we did, so having her home for the weekend and doing it all again was lovely.