A recap on recent events:

Mum is not so well. I'm afraid my mother's condition has worsened quite considerably in the last month. But she remains mentally as alert as ever and her fortitude and spirit continues to inspire me. I am going part-time at work to spend an extra day per week at home in Oxford.

Luxurious new flooring at 5 Scotts Road. Shepherd's Bush's most desirable bachelor pad [or should that be most-desireable-bachelor's pad - eh eh ;)] just got better. I've got a new carpet and it looks ace! So it's shoes off when you come round. At least until I've got a couple of major spills on there. Which wont be long.

Music. Went to see the fabulous Cheap Dates at the Borderline last night. They play a kind of alt.Country and it's fantastic. I'm never impartial where friends are concerned and as the band is choc-full of friends of mine I was always going to think they were great. But I honestly thought they were even better than great - fantastic was the word. It will be a travesty if they don't get the Fruitstock gig.

Sport. Played some cricket - won! Played some frisbee - lost. But I enjoyed both.

Comedy. Exciting developments on the showbiz front. A new impro show will be hitting the London stage later this year. You heard it here first...