No Exit to Kansas

Settle down, everyone. Teacher's back in the room. I hope there was no messing around while I was gone–I'll be checking the cupboards later, you know.

I've been hamstrung time-wise by (a) two family birthdays, (b) yet another Random Virus, Probably Brought Home By Small Boy, And Which Required Tea, Stroking Of Hair and General Soothing Noises to see it off, and (c) finishing a book.

The latter has seen me spending the last few days getting up at somewhere between 5 and 6 in the morning to...