Another wet Monday following a very wet Sunday and (surprise!) a very wet Saturday. Yesterday was so miserable weatherwise we didn't feel like venturing abroad - it was a day for peaceful pottering, cross-stitching and a slow-cooked, warming beef casserole cooked in port and a slug of madeira, with huge quantities of root vegetables. Today has been productive at work. We've been working on a presentation we are doing on Thursday at an APSE meeting, on our Smoking Related Litter project. Have some great photos including some I took on holiday in Edinburgh last October. As I write, Andrew is doing battle with our Christmas tree outside, trying to chop it up into smaller pieces so we can take it to the tip on the weekend for recycling.

Visited by a plumber and his accomplice earlier - they came to have a look at the main bathroom. When we moved in, Persimmon had finished it in a perfectly pleasant and inoffensive marble tile with a bath, but no shower. There is a shower in the ensuite to our room, which is great when we are here, but not so much when we have guests which is quite often. So, it looks as though in a few weeks time we will have a shower fitted. We either need to find a match to the tiles that are in there or to look for some new ones. The young master is keen on a change - I'm quite content with the ones we have but I suspect if we visit a tile shop I could be convinced. Watch this space for an update.