Well, he did it. The ballot boxes were sealed and delivered and all went well. That was his election swan song. I did ask him if there was to be another election in a few months' time, would he preside again? But he has made his decision. Much as H&F would love to have a Presiding Officer doing the job from his wheelchair, they will be deprived of the privilege (and good press). He is very pleased with himself and I am very proud of him.

Lovely, lovely to see Marianne and Christy (Roch's sister and her husband) this weekend. Great to see you guys and spend some time together. Thank goodness for Facebook Marie, as you know how I hate phone calls...

In other news...the Berlingo is a done deal and we hope it won't be too long before Citroen get one to us. The next project is Venice and I'm working on that. It really has to be this summer. Don't much fancy pushing a wheelchair round Venice. I'm thinking early July...it helps to start planning something lovely. Ash clouds permitting of course...