Startling news I learnt last night:

1. The night-time taxi fare from central London to Reading is only £10.02.
2. My friend V has multiple pseudonyms (including “Deany”), and was the head girl at her Swiss boarding school.
3. My new American lodger wants to keep her chest of drawers on the floor of our tiny guest bathroom. This is because there is no space in any of the spare bedroom cupboards. They’re stuffed to the brim with random items of my vintage clothing collection.