Once the snow had left us and I was able to drive Bob and concentrate on her more than the conditions I noticed a few things. That as I drive her more the over-cautiousness of last-November has passed. That the feelings of anxiety over our Italian trip are fading. That there’s an increasingly loud and worrying grinding noise coming from the front wheel…

A trip to MOT Services Halstead then, and the noise was diagnosed as a failing front wheel bearing. Their suppliers didn’t have them in stock so I agreed to drive down to Essex Bearings & Transmission in Maldon to pick up the necessary bits.

The work is being done on her tomorrow morning, and then when we get her back I’ll go over her carefully and do that list of all the improvements she’s had done over the past month.