So: university is over for me.

I'm not quite sure how I feel about that yet.

While I was figuring it out, I spent three hours clearing my garden! Good for the mind and body. I de-housed some leggy creatures and re-housed some leaves. There was some ethnic cleansing. I was very strict. Worms: yes. They are the gardener's friend, merrily aerating the soil. Spiders, snails, centipedes, beetles, earwigs: no. These things are our enemies, and will be treated with extreme hostility (this prejudice is directly related to leg-amount and scurrying ability). I didn't get as far as the grass. I'm not brave enough to tackle that monster without having a responsible adult present.

I generated five bags of leaf-mould and patio-weeds, cleaned the barbeque, and shifted an awful lot of mouldy Economists (the journal, not the professionals). The next door neighbour told me off because our euclyptus trees are too high, so I'm having a look on eBay for a few grazing koalas to keep things under control. I've also bought a variety of candles (for lighting). Things are looking up!

Oh yeah, and does anyone know whether there's a hosepipe ban going on at the moment? In my own defence, I wasn't actually wasting precious resources by watering the grass, (it really doesn't need any encouragement), but I'm not sure "using a hosepipe as a rubbish pressure-washer to discourage moss on the patio" is going to stand up in court.

So, all in all, I've had a busy day! There is a reason for all this activity. But it remains the most closely guarded and delicious secret. Exciting!