Bowled Over

Adam's birthday party, held at a bowling alley, was a big hit with all the kids - and Matt and Andy also enjoyed sleeping at their cousins' house.

In the evening, I went with finky and Tone to see finky's band Preacher. What he hadn't mentioned was that the gig was a charity night for bikers.

At first, they looked moderately terrifying - and the venue was like something out of Phoenix Nights. Being decidedly tattoo- and leather-free, we looked a bit out of place, but the bikers turned out to be a very friendly bunch. And with the band sounding great and the beer looking cheap, it was an excellent night.

Tone even won a huge bike lock and some motorcycling gloves in the raffle. He's now planning to get a massive bike and have himself a proper mid-life crisis.