Back to Square One

Anyone who's been watching the progress of my house sale - myself included - will have been getting increasingly concerned over the last few weeks. Well, pretty much as anticipated, the sale's fallen through. My buyer attempted a spot of last-minute gazundering (although the amount she wanted reduced from the asking price was hardly a 'spot') which wasn't acceptable. Neither morally nor financially, some would say. Still, there's also good news in Arundel. The baker shop has re-opened: it's now "The Baker Girls" and is staffed by a couple of lovely ladies who insist on offering free samples of their cakes.