LGP

H2 calls and all is not well with LGP at all. She is worse than we thought - happy and pleasant one minute - cantankerous and rude the next. Her cousin thinks that she should have someone living with her until we can complete the house extension - a young companion, perhaps someone who wants to learn English. But without living on the doorstep, the risk is also great. We might not have much choice. How quickly these seeds are flying from the dandelion clock.

Lakshmi Mittal, steel tycoon, has come to the rescue of The Big Easy. Mittal tops the list of UK billionaires but like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, he sets a fine example of philanthropy. Well done, Mr Mittal. It's heartwarming for those of us who are grappling with the minutiae of everyday issues.

Who will come to the rescue of the half million homeless in Pakistan, I wonder?