now this is what it's all about... the kids are at nursery, i'm behind the till and anne is playing golf with a friend. when she's back, she'll take over behind the till, i'll pop home and put on a hearty casserole to keep out the cold and do a bit of tidying up. ideally of course, i'd be playing golf (and i'll get my turn) but mrs b did let me go to the rugby on saturday, so i hope she's enjoying this beautiful crisp, sunny day.

we're aiming to reclaim a majority share of the living room as parental-controlled territory from the insurgent children and their ever-spreading toy army. the kids' rooms now have mucho additional storage installed and if i can get a couple of hours this afternoon, all the boxes of toys we've been sorting out will make the (hopefully) final move upstairs. i can't actually imagine having a tidy living room! maybe we could consider replacing the carpet and getting some new furniture? woah boy, steady on!!