I have a look at the G&H site and it's all changed. Do they let us know beforehand? Do they bunnies! I'm not expecting special treatment as a regular (and unpaid) contributor, but a note wrapped around a bottle of Bruichladdich or 1989 St Emilion would have been nice.

But the bit where I update and add entries hasn't changed - a splel-checker would have been a welcome addition. Oh well.

And future-dated entries appear as they're added. They used to be held back until the date. That feature was particularly useful for disguising absences - the blog equivalent of the jacket on the back of a chair. 'Why bother?’ you might ask. But this is a small town and if I should ever go away for a fortnight again it would be handy not to indicate the point. Just in case any of the local scrotes should ever suss.

I guess that all this is small-beer compared to the loss now suffered by the lovely laydeez. How will they cope now that my picture has been removed?