It's a blazing day 26º, could be the middle of summer. We are off to race the ponies today which I am looking forward to as it is something I have never done.

I am quite upset about the iron I bought. I tossed the box and receipt, cleaned the house and set about ironing my shirts. I got two shirts in and the bloody thing stopped working. I checked the fuse in the plug and had a poke around. I know Argos is not going to change it for me, but I'll take it back anyway for them to keep; it's of no use to me. Let that be the first and last time I buy something at Argos.

Working in Walton was a nice change, even though it's very quiet and boring down there. I actually managed to be productive. They have a staff shop there selling products that Unilever owns, so you can buy buckets of Marmite and tons of soap powder. I took the opportunity to stock up on household chemicals.

I need to post a blog about a few things I did in Sweden. Watch that space.