Today I packed as much stuff as I could into two suitcases and headed off to Wiltshire. I’m staying with my friend Marjorie for a couple of days and Monday, if all goes according to plan, I’ll move into the cottage. It will be a great relief when it is all sorted.

In the meantime I shall be busy. My friend Gareth Powell has a book launch in Bristol tomorrow, and we’ll be taking the opportunity to do a bit of BristolCon business as well. While I’m over there I shall probably make a start on buying kitchen gadgets, a favourite hobby of mine, and one I now get to indulge in all over again.

Sunday I am going to do something mad and impetuous. Keep an eye on Twitter.

Over the next few weeks I shall be exploring the neighbourhood. This will probably involve a lot of stuff in Bath, including bathing, but there are many other interesting places around here for me to report upon. I’ll make a start now. This evening Marjorie and I had dinner at a very splendid Italian restaurant. What they don’t mention on the web site is that they have a very impressive collection of malt whiskies as well. I can see this getting expensive.

Right now, however, sleep.