Do you know why I had such a wonderful bank holiday weekend?  Do you know what costs £26 and gives you three days of joy and keeps giving for weeks after you return it?

Give up?

Hiring a George wet ‘n’ dry vacuum cleaner.  Yes folks, the whole house is spanky clean, intimidatingly so, and the dubious stains on the seats of my second hand car are no more!  And while the carpets and car were drying we managed to mow both lawns, wash the bedding, re-arrange the lounge, throw away some books and records and generally spring clean, since this is the first proper bit of warm weather we’ve had whilst not stuck in an office or booked elsewhere.

So I am definitely middle aged, but I am also happy!