Awake for an hour in the middle of the night reading The Shadow of the Wind. Back to sleep and a anxiety dream of being lost in a strange town, trying to understand how to use the local subway to find a hotel. So tired this morning that I had to have about three cups of coffee before I could speak. Mason advancing theories about generating power from the sea at some length.

Cheery breakfast with Mum and Mase then travelled back down to Brighton.

Lovely to be home after living out of a suitcase for the last two weeks. Relieved that the place hadn't flooded or something ghastly hadn't happened. Did lots of laundry and bought some food. Had a chat with MJ, now back in Kings Park with the children.

Went out in the evening to the Food for Friends vegetarian restaurant, just around the corner from the Friends Meeting House. Sophie and Andros and their nippers Cristof and Electra were in Brighton and they took me out for a nice meal.

Cristof is 12 and Electra will be 8 in February. Felt very comfortable around them having spent so much time with Jack and Kate lately. Electra playing with one of those Tamagotchi things. Enjoyed meeting Andros again too.

As we left the restaurant I showed them where I proposed to MJ.

Home, and dozens of drying clothes hanging from hangers.

Work tomorrow.