Today so far is not one of my shining hours. Also, darling father's chair now needs replacing due to my weight and a certain vigorous usage by little bear. It wasn't dear, thank goodness, but I am not looking forward to replacing it. Sigh.

My instinctive mental check about where to look for an armchair, such places as charity shops etc, probably will come to nothing and we will head off again to IKEA.

Still no idea about how much it will cost for the car.