Mum doesn't use her rollator all the time - she often comes into town with just a stick, but I think she, too, was very glad of the seat especially, on Saturday.

We don't celebrate St Patrick's Day even though, as an island, we have a number of links to the actual saint - it is basically an American celebration. So nothing in particular planned for dinner tonight.

SGN says she wasn't surprised - in her role she became aware that a number of staff outside their department now had access to 'their' computer programmes; when she asked why she was told they were being trained to use it. When she asked why was that they muttered something about extra back-up in case there was ever a problem with the hardware her. She was not convinced - and rightly so.