Another early start – this time to comfort a completely terrified dog through this thunder storm – he’s sitting next to me now shaking uncontrollably. He’s trying to crawl under the desk and the last time he did this, with Chris, he chewed through the mains cable to the computer! I’m typing with one hand and holding Kipper with the other.

I have just read two wonderful emails – it is so lovely to find them waiting for me. They will get me through another day. Thank you.