What a glorious day! Nicky is out at the garden centre, Jake is playing football outside, and I've just come in to cool down for a little while. No doubt the dog would like to go out to join in the fun, but I think she's quite enjoying laying on the cool tiles in the hall, having had a bath a little while ago.

This week was driveway time at our house, and we now have a lovely bricked front drive / garden when we can easily fit both cars. So the front of the house is looking rather different to a couple of months ago - not just the drive but the fence, front door and garage door as well - and we've had the rotten wood on the balcony replaced. We've nearly run out of things to do now - just need to get some new carpet for stairs and landings.

The hammock is out so that we can appreciate the warm weather properly. To prove it, here's Jake and Barley enjoying a turn together. And to prove that some things never change, here's the same photo from last year and the year before as well!

