Can't stand people who move in somewhere where the neighbour has trees and then complains about them.

Took some stuff to Oxfam today and went into the estate agents next door, coming out with loads of particulars of places with more space and storage.

Why do so many have the only access to the garden via the carpeted living room's patio doors? Where do the wellies go?

The place I looked at had a bush growing right up to the front window and a deeply gloomy pergola over the back, facing north east. If I were to move in there, I would confound my own opinions - but I won't because of the garden access.

They have downstairs loos by the front door, not the garden access. Not logical.

Vise/vice - vice is the correct UK spelling of the device for gripping work while sawing, drilling etc. According to British spelling rules, vise would be pronounced with a z sound - is that the US pronounciation?

Loaded the car with boxes and a bag of packaging stuff to take to Dad's for decluttering there.

Defeated part of the object by buying two nice blouses at Oxfam, and then spending a voucher they gave me for taking stuff in on a pair of trousers and a gilet at M&S.

Penny