A weekend and a half..........

In both meanings.

Hazel and I took the Monday off as well this weekend in order to help with the move - which is due next weekend. Don't ask! In addition, Sal was down for the weekend and was due to return to London on Sunday morning by train. Except that she had booked for Saturday morning by mistake and lost her money. What to do? Well, she decided to quickly book a Mega-bus ticket from Exeter to London and if we took her to Exeter she would be in time to catch it. Well I managed to just get her to the bus station in Exeter before her bus left. But! Although she and Hazel walked past it several times, they missed the window sticker that stated it was a hired bus and not a branded one. So we now have to drive to St Davids station in time to book and catch the next train to London. And then drive back to Plymouth.

It's getting better......

Lulu's appetite, that is. Upon enquiry yesterday she was able to admit to quite a few edible items that had slid down over the previous 24 hours. On the mend then!

From the good, so to the bad.

I started this week on a high as far as work was concerned. Plenty of logs closed and feeling very satisfied. By today, I am bogged down in a long and complicated problem involving transatlantic VPN links and Firewalls with a MS security update on the side. There are other problematic PCs out there but this one is the biggest pain. On the home front, Lulu is feeling a lot better but only a lot better than dead girl walking which was where she stood last weekend. They have the flat from next Monday and it's not a good time for Lulu to be sick so Ian will be knocking himself out to get everything moved over the weekend.

Living in 'Interesting Times'.

Old Chinese curse, brought up to date by Sir Terry Pratchet.

Lulu still not 100% so Hazel and I looked after the grandchildren for most of the weekend. It was a lot of fun and I think they had a good time as well but very tiring and a certain amount of worry about Lulu as well made for  a stressful time. Almost glad to be back at work. Denise dropped in on Saturday to collect her Wifi and see Cocky. He was glad to see her but not particularly concerned when she left and hasn't shown any signs of being upset.

Sorted!

Not only did I sort out the security on a friends WiFi but I also sorted my struggle with the syntax of the GLCD display yesterday. I went to bed feeling very clever, that'll soon pass, and quite satisfied.

I have also worked out a plan of campaign to persuade the bunny to allow me to pet him. When I give him his treat twice a day, I am tickling him under his chin with my finger whilst simultaneously  holding on to the treat for a fraction of a second longer. He is beginning to accept this as normal so I will continue by extending the times very slowly. Cocky had his beak put out a bit yesterday evening as Titch made a nest on me for most of the time I was watching television. The cats and the cockatoo all remain very jealous of each other.

Cups and suchlike

running over.

The appointment did arrive and was only two weeks after where it was supposed to be. This, despite the delay, is something of a high score when dealing with the NHS.

I played with the sketches for the display a bit over the weekend but found that lcd functions don't work with glcd hardware..sigh!

Self inflicted wounds?

At ten pm yesterday, I took some bits up to the attic and decided to have another go at the Arduino (more about that in the blog). At midnight, I got to bed. Fortunately, I had an easy start this morning so I am feeling more mellow than I deserve to. I must make a note not to do that again!
This morning, I phoned the Royal Eye Infirmary to make my next appointment and was very pleasantly surprised by the helpful nature of the young lady I spoke to. My record with them is not good, as they have lost my papers so many times in the past and, at one point, I was out of the loop for several years with the wrong medication. All I need now is for the letter to arrive with the correct date etc. and my cup will overflow.