I have arrived in Cornwall to sort out the garage of what was my mother's house, and I now realise is mine. I have moved one half of the rubbish to the tip, and the other half is already in the trailer ready to go tomorrow.

The sun is shining and it has been a lovely day. It is now a lovely evening, it is so nice now that the clocks have gone forward. It is forecast to be cloudy tomorrow, but never mind.

We have had a nice e-mail from Chris and he continues to enjoy himself in Laos and gets back to Thailand soon.

Thomas may even have cleared up the hall at home by now....