Today our family's achievements included cycling the 81 miles of the Caledonian Etape (for the third time), designing and producing a set of playing cards for a new board game 'animal rumble' and playing a tough football match.

Of course, none of these are mine; apart from getting myself and three kids to church on time and getting the footballer (with his correct boots) to the match by kick off, I have admit I achieved rather little.

I did however enjoy hanging out in the sunshine of the garden and chatting with my pal while drinking rhubarb and ginger tea. Ah sunshine...