This ready meal, pictured, was fortunately not mine. Why then, I hear you ask, did I take a picture of it? Well, not only does it not look anything like the picture but the smell emitting from it was fascinating.

It was frankly the worst smell I had ever smelt, ever. If not the worst, then the second worst; I don't even want to begin to describe it - it was so bad I couldn't help but laugh, I thought it might set off the fire alarms.

I've just come back from watching 'No Country For Old Men', the Coen brother's latest Oscar winning film - well worth the awards. Beautifully shot, tense, witty and thought provoking - it has the makings of a modern classic.

The last week of lessons begins tomorrow - better make the most of it...