Home again

The autumn display as you come in to my house. Courtesy of my sister!

This computer is showing alarming signs of an imminent demise. David spent last night backing up all the files and saving stuff, and if it dies, I may be absent for a while. Life without a computer.... it does not bear thinking about.


I am home, as you can see, and the lovely weather has followed me back. Today is the Rugby World Cup Final between ENGLAND and South Africa. Yes, you read that right. ENGLAND somehow managed to scramble into the final. No-one is quite sure how that happened, but they actually could win this. The nation is beside itself with excitement. SA is much the better team, and the clear favourite, but England......... I would not be surprised. Anyway, I personally can't lose now can I?


Our trip back was uneventful, and we have spent the past 2 days getting back to normal. David was a star, and the house was spotless and apart from being hit on the head by a bus shelter perspex panel when 4 lorries flew past him as he was waiting for the bus, he was fine. I spent a happy hour or so on the phone to various council departments complaining about concussed son, and asking for all remaining panels to be checked asap. It makes my hair stand on end to think he could have been knocked out if he was not 6ft 4in and built like a linebacker. If it has been a little old lady, it could have been a disaster. I was also very glad that I had insisted that all my family put the ICE (in case of emergency) numbers on their mobile phones. At least I would have been contacted in an emergency. Anyway, it is being taken seriously and they have removed other panels and will be upgrading the shelters.


Me in the garden in Switzerland. Look at that mountain behind me!

Marge in her garden.


So here I am. Back home. The heating is on as it is about 1 degree C. These 2 photos were taken in my sister's garden just before I left. Her cosmos are stunning!