This 'n' that ...

Like many families, we have been dipping into the Olympic coverage on TV over the past two weeks and settled down together to watch the closing ceremony this afternoon.

Pleasantly surprised at how well Great Britain has done in this games - oh dear, what does that say about us and our expectations of our athletes? It doesn't, however, detract from their great achievement - well done to all concerned.

Like many others too I'm sure, in pubs, workplaces and homes up and down the country, we have been thinking, 'how do we follow that?' We'll be watching with interest to see how things progress in the next 4 years before it's London's turn to host.

The garden is still not finished. We've had a bit of a re-think as the new patio area has turned out much higher than we anticipated. I was quite disappointed until Adrian brought an architect colleague around to have a look and offer some advice.

He saved the day by saying that he liked it and much preferred the idea of a terrace rather than a patio on the same level as the rest of the garden so our new patio has been re-named the new 'terrace' and I feel much better about it now. What's in a word, eh?

Just a few raised beds to construct and plant up (that's the bit I really enjoy!) and then we'll be finished.