Carol, James, Fran, Susy, Andrew are reading ....

...Mostly stuff I've never heard of. Actually I know they're trying to inspire but lists like this just make me feel inadequate and likely to put down the books and walk out in a hurry.

TSM is holding a new cook book aloft - the beautifully photographed World Cafe vegetarian -which she bought in Windsor Waterstones. We did a very fine walk indeed, up from The Great Park, through the mud, and then along the avenue of trees in Home Park until arriving at the back door to Windsor Castle itself where we saw the queen putting the milk bottles out and having a fag. Still in her dressing gown at lunchtime too, I ask you. Had a couple of beers as well. Me I mean, not the queen. She only drinks gin and champagne. Not at the same time of course you'd be sick ...

Culinary achievement of the day was the Toblerone Cheesecake. As decadent as it sounds....