I managed to get an appointment with Ennio Cottafavi, the deputy mayor. Am going to talk to him on Monday about food. A good catch for the old essay anyway.

I have a soon to be homeless duvet and 2 pillows in Bordeaux. Dan can't get them back because he is going en avion. I hope one of the guys picks them up. Hint hint.

Oh, and I stood on a banana skin yesterday. I remember having a chat with Daniel Smith of Bedford a few years ago when he told me that if you stand on one, you don't slip, and it's just the Beano shitting with you. But I saw one in the street yesterday, stood on it, and slipped. So Dan, you were wrong.