Fingers crossed for good weather

WELL, we had some for a while.

- Glen Waddington

And some other good luck, too, in that both the BMW and the Boxster have flown through their MoT tests in the last month or two, most recently the Boxster - which I'll come back to.

There's little I enjoy more than a long drive with the roof down, and the BMW is superb in that respect, for those in the front seats at least. With fresh oil in the sump and a fresh ticket, it was time for a proper spring clean, then we set off to a lovely country pub south of Oxford. The occasion was Mrs W's birthday (below); eldest offspring joined us and we could hear her giggling from the back seat the whole way. This is what family-size convertibles are about.