I was up in Manchester today. We had lunch with Mrs. Yu and Yan, my future sister in law. I like yan very much, not least because she sticks up for me, and I’m walming to Mrs yu. She teaches at university – not sure which – and is keen for me to write articles.

The family is growing. Not long ago, it was just us five. Now I virtually have two sisters in law, and I have Lyn, of course. We’re also spread all over the place – Luke and yan are in Muswell hill, Kat and mark last week moved from Paris to Hamburg, and I’m oscillating between Congleton and London, trying to find a home in alsager. It’s rather cool, if hard to keep track of everyone sometimes, especially when figuring in my cousins. But, as I realised after writing yesterday’s entry, at least I can always get a good meat pie and free beer here!