My little brother  Ken is off to Uni next week.

More of the same then, knocking back the JD on the campus.

Best of luck. Just shout if you need a food parcel seeing as you are only a few miles away from Guy and Laura. They can make you a Hotpot if you are hungry.

Will pop into Asda this weekend to get some back to school stuff for you like pens, pencil case and a Gonk.

Don't miss the Bournemouth airshow from this Thursday till Sunday. Bit of a coup for Bournemouth Council, well done.

Should be a great few days and bring in all the tourists. Unfortunately the weather doesn't look hugely great for the event but hopefully the rain will hold off.

As the fireworks are back on the BBQ will be on the Friday night.

Usual place on Bournemouth beach. Usual rules on food and drink.

6pm onwards as usual.

Weather report says things are picking up for the weekend. Not fully convinced about the swimming in the sea bit but as the scouts say, be prepared.

Had a great trip to the US. A hectic couple of weeks but great fun and food!

Were in Orlando for a week, at a karate summer course. Only managed to get to one of the theme parks, which was Seaworld.

Then it was off to Connecticut to see my brother Graham, then into New York to see Steve Clark, then into Boston to see the Chapmans, then back to Connecticut. Non-stop whistle tour of America.

Food highlight - eating at Nobu in NYC, a belated birthday present. Cheers Steve. Was a fantastic meal.

Not affected much by the jetlag - hence typing this up at 4am!