My Mum and Graham visited at the weekend. Graham kindly fixed my kitchen floorboards and converted my outside toilet and larder into a utility area. We went to the Old Lion Tap for a very pleasant meal, after I had phoned around almost every restaurant in town to find a table. My advice is book early when it is St Valentine’s weekend.

On Sunday, we went for a wander around town, taking in the nicer shops, and a quick stroll along the river. We headed up to Lyth Hill briefly, but my Mum is afraid of the cold, so we went back and she cooked a rather good roast dinner.

I had to go to Cardiff on Tuesday and Wednesday for some pointless millennium testing, but at least we got to stay in a nice hotel and go out for an excellent portugese meal.

It’s now only two weeks to my trip to Canada, and I can’t wait!