Five things:
1 Countryman Ranulph Fiennes didn't make it up Everest.
2 I've had no reply from Mariella Frostrup (she's probably too busy berating men at Hay).
3 I'm worried I'm becoming a little bloodthirsty as I seem to have written lots recently about different ways to kill animals and eat them. Sorry if it's been a bit too much - I'll make more of an effort to be nice and soft and cuddly in future...
4 Speaking of gore, Nutmeg has just killed her first bird. There was blood and guts and feathers all over the kitchen. I was so proud...
5. The fonts are playing up on this blog.