1) Pictures from my sister-in-law (or how cute is this boy!)

2) Tonight Ma is taking me for cheeky cocktails (how amazing is my mother)

3) Only another week and I’m going away to Northumbria. Expect more photos like this

On the way back we’re going to Middleham. I am really excited about this in a totally nerdy way.

It’s been an very quiet week but next week is looking stupidly busy, with T & C moving, a leaving lunch for Gill, seeing Jo and Ms T, perfecting the apple cake (more on that next week) and life generally. Now I’m going for a walk and getting tickets to see Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy tomorrow.

(The only thing that could make my mother more excited about seeing this film was if it had Simon Russell Beale in it!)