I’ve had the concreting ballast and cement hanging around for a week now and it has been raining non-stop, so I’ve not been able to get on with the new studio at all. I want it to be built and working in it… now!

Rather excitingly I got new blades for my lawnmower this week. I ordered them a year ago. The guy in the shop was most unhelpful – a real jobsworth. I phoned a couple of weeks ago and everything was completely different. “No problem Mr Rayner, our parts department has new personnel.” I got my blades and they were delivered to my door as they were passing anyway. Well done Dean Mowers!

Those little things mean so much. Hope it’s dry this weekend.