Rich of March House

So three devastating items of news this week:

• Legendary actor and dancer Patrick Swayze is no more
• Legendary chef and bon viveur Keith Floyd is no more on the same day
• Legendary musical prodigy pair Chas and Dave are to split up

Life doesn't get any worse than this.

Surely this won't work?  Isn't swine flu a virus?

In follow up to my letter of 17th September, I write to inform you that we now have one pupil in the Prep section of the School who has been prescribed Tamiflu. Therefore, we will instigate the next level of precaution. This means that pupils, staff and parents will be asked to use bacterial gel before entering certain areas, such as the dining rooms.

Driving back from Newport this afternoon two lanes of the M4 were closed, causing a huge tailback and delaying my journey by about an hour.  I was assuming it must have been a horrific accident that caused it but it turned out to be a demolished portable toilet block that was being towed by a Rangerover before somehow upending itself and splintering all over the carriageway.  There were toilets all over the place.

I was trying to think of an appropriate and mildly amusing pun or bon mot  but have given up.

Following hot on the heals of carrots, we now have courgettes!  Well, some of them are distinctly more marrow-like in proportions.  Loads more of these coming too.  To think I used to hate eating these things...

Update:  I've just realised it is a harvest of ten courgettes so, given my close relationship with the BBC, I've submitted the picture for the weekly Ten Things article.  I bet they don't choose it.