I wrote about our guests the other day, and after I wrote that I started thinking more about the effects all these different people have had on me. The vast majority have been wonderful, but of course there have been a couple of not so great ones. But in a way, those people have made me feel better about myself. I am happy that I am not like them. I am happy that I don’t complain about everything, that I am not obsessed with money, that I don’t care what brand my boots are, and most of all I am happy that I, most of the time, try to be a decent person and treat other people in a nice way. I feel sorry for these individuals – I would never want their lives.

But, as I said, most guests are wonderful and some have become real friends! The Brit and the Australian reading this might know who I am talking about…