We were given a bread maker by some friends who'd been given two when they got married. They're fantastic - we're complete converts and haven't bought any bread for about a year now, preferring to make our own. The only thing is we never remember to get a new loaf on at the right moment - the cycle takes 4 hours and so we're often sitting waiting for it to finish before we can go to bed.

Yesterday I had a brainwave - email David and get him to put the loaf on before I get home so we can go to bed at a sensible time. Sounds like a good plan!

....well it would have been if he'd remembered the yeast! I peered into the machine just before it was due to finish its cycle and thought 'that doesn't look right' - it usually looks much nicer than that!

So, we had a loaf that looked like something the dogs had left on the garden and no milk so (sob) I ended up going to work with no breakfast - shucks.

Today's email? Yep, it said 'can you put a loaf on - with yeast this time'.