We had the day all planned out, but the weather was even worse than we thought, so a re-think was required. Rather than archery and some DIY, we went to Ikea in Birmingham. After a nearly disastrous trip to Ikea Badalona in 2003, we have avoided the place completely, but we really need some furniture.

Big shops put us in foul moods, but we managed to get round and buy everything we went for without major incidents. I did need a siesta when we got home though. Then more Bash prep and we stayed up till 2.30am watching the election.