Tuesday evening already - why does time go so quickly? Had a good weekend. Favourite aunty came to stay on Friday and we enjoyed a fab day out on Saturday at RHS Flower Show. Weather at hot summer temperatures, huge crowds and mouthwatering plants. Bought many and staggered home in state of contented collapse. New arrivals include a cardoon, a pink bergamot, lovage, salad burnet, grapefruit mint, four fuchsias, a sea holly and an omphalades cappadocia which has the most gorgeous blue flowers.

Sunday had a relaxed lunch, dropped off our guest at the station and returned home to do some planting up of the new purchases. Also planted our sunflower seedlings as they were starting to look a bit leggy. The ornamental gourds will probably be ready to go out next weekend. Andy of course was supervising closely.

The weather has now finally broken after about four weeks of hot dryness and the rain will be helping the new arrivals.

Yesterday was a busy day at work - after being away last week, 141 emails were waiting for me. Had a good meeting with Internal Audit who are looking at our management information processes at the moment, very interesting and should be useful. Signed off the recruitment forms for three new enforcement posts and the recently interviewed drivers. Starting to get lots of calls about the weekend supervisor position which has now been advertised.

Ordered train tickets today for next week. Going to the House of Commons for a posh lunch as a guest of the British Cleaning Council as we were a finalist in the Cleanest City competition. Am looking forward to it.

On Thursday this week, am doing some training on Clean Neighbourhoods Act and next Tuesday is the regional Flytipping Forum so it is likely to be a busy couple of weeks, especially with a few days out of the office - the time always flies then. Have some time off booked after the first May bank holiday as Andy is having his nadgers off - so will be at hand to supervise convalescence. As he is a fit, healthy boy should be straightforward. The attached photo shows what a contented greyhound looks like who has found how comfortable a well sprung kingsize bed can be for an afternoon snooze. Hmmm.