Parents and painting

10.38.00am BST (GMT +0100) Sat 30th Sep 2006

Since Conference life has been manic, first I am still trying to shake off the 'flu. Straight after Conference Kate visited, she is looking for a job up in the West Midlands and using my home as a base - good luck in the search! She went Wednesday and last night my parents arrived for a long weekend, its good to see them but I am not sure when my FOCUS leaflets will get delivered now!

I have, rather cruelly, put my parents to work - the mission for the weekend is the paint the 'middle' room which will become my lounge when complete. If we finish that I may even be brave enough to do the entrance hall too. It is not all work however, tomorrow we are going to see the filming of Flog-It the BBC 2 antiques and auction programme mainly because my mum in interested in these kinds of things.