Writing a novel with a young baby is actually quite difficult. Would not have picked that. In other startling news, rain does not help the laundry get dry and the baby yanking the cord out of the phone means it stops working. I am just learning so much today!

Still, it's been one of those delightfully rainy days which provide a perfect opportunity to remain in one's pyjamas all day, and I have a bag of crystallised pineapple, so my glass is half full.

I do need to buy a new phone, though. Baby K has a strong grip.