Half of Battersea Park devoted to food was too much temptation especially with Green Chicken Curry, Prawn Rolls and fresh fish to try. That and warm weather took me back to time in Chiang Mai with great food and smiling faces. My Thai's no better but at least I remember to answer in the masculine so fewer stall holders laughing at me. It's amazing to think back a year to when I carried Joanne into the park and she has only a few words but a lot of curiosity. Now she's 3 going on 18 and asks a million questions and sits watching the young Thai girls perform the Peacock Dance transfixed and quiet for once. It seems nothing escapes her and unlike Richard she's happy to teach me a new word of Thai and drag me happily from stall to stall and feed me sticky rice. Ok on the way home in the back of the car she snored but that can be forgiven.

Martin's better, still aching and will need some more time off work but at least up and about, unlike me, full and laid out on the sofa.