At 9.30 this morning we ran up the road to give Piero his birthday present (a guitar called Reuben). He loves it. Yay.

Then we went to uni to hand in our essays. Chats in the studio and some birthday cake, then back home to do all the tidying we've been resisting doing while we had essay to write. The house now looks lovely.

This is Branston the bear. He's a prize in the raffle at a charity event tomorrow night. We all want to win him, he gives such good hugs.