Where were we up to? Blimey, has it really been a whole week? I must have been occupied. In theory we will have left the island in two weeks’ time. As in: we are scheduled to depart on the 24th. But watch this space… We sorted out the Wi-fi connection problem by moving the booster next …
Category archives: Dear Diary
Ups and Downs
Yesterday was a frustrating kind of a day. I am feeling like I have at least one limb missing, without a decent Internet connection. It is also very difficult to adjust and remember to turn off my data connection when not required. .. and back on again when I need it. However every morsel of …
Flat out
It was a bit of a red letter day today – I finally sewed up my Warriston sweater. I have washed it and it is now laid out to dry. There’s a fair chance (If I haven’t managed to shrink it from the outset) that I shall be wearing my sweater when I walk out …
Rhymes and Times
I am packing the van today in the hope that we can fit in a couple of nights on Orkney next week. We have ferry tickets to use up and being over there with the RV would make sorting out Nell’s passport visit to the vet a lot easier. The car is now without MOT, …
Snail’s pace
It feels very weird not to have my Internet Browser open all day. I feel cut off from the world. It will take some getting used to, just checking mail etc. once or twice a day. Blog posting has to change too. Maybe less frequent posting, certainly lower resolution images and fewer of those. I …
Limbering up
Today I have mainly been doing Maths Puzzles as a warm-up exercise. It is supposed to get me into the swing for both online learning and the forthcoming Puzzle Week. Unhappily I have been much hampered by our very flaky Internet connection. Said connection has been driving Mr L nutty all day as he has …