Sato

The 21-year-old student from Tokyo, who is staying with us for three weeks, must rate as the most fashionable Japanese girl we have ever hosted. Her changes of attire are many and varied, none lacking in elegance.

Not content with a hectic "official" programme involving visits to Oxford, Stratford, Bath etc., she and a couple of friends took themselves off on their free day to London, shopping - no doubt for more clothes.

Sato is the last of a long line of temporary lodgers this year, and a welcome break approaches for Caroline (not to mention me).