Life on the edge

Ratty's not looking quite himself, is he? He hasn't even had time to colour himself in. The house is being rewired; he's still packing up the house and Lily hasn't returned from the pampas as expected to help him do it.

The good news is that we're on the brink of publishing The Happiest Music on Earth — on Friday, as long as the power's back on, the last ePub check all clear, our website wiz (Doug Lilly) ready to roll … and now the generator's about to be turned off again so I'll press 'publish' and see you again soon.