Back from the pub, I phone a friend. In the middle of the conversation, I notice that my washing machine has hardly got through the program I set off just before I went out. Switching off at the mains, then on again and restart doesn’t help. I think a fuse may have blown but the plug is right behind the machine and getting it out is a 2-person job.

So I return to the attack on the bedroom. Removal of the dust reveals patches of nasty sticky stour on the floor. I’m at a loss to explain them: suggestions please. So I will need to wash the floor as well as the walls.

Meanwhile I have an excuse for not washing!