Really Bad

I have no idea what I did but my computer was invaded by a really wicked virus recently. Having tried a system restore and also trying to start again in safe mode I realised that it was completely beyond me and off to the shop it went.

As usual we were on 'Tenerife Time' and I've been without it for around ten days. I think that matey felt a little sorry for me as he's installed a couple of goodies. Microsoft Word 2007 and I now have Messenger in English. He's also set up my system for an English keyboard which would have been great should I have one!

My Money Factory

Brian has a dish in the kitchen where he shoves his loose change into along with his house keys and other sundry items. You wouldn´t believe how much I can collect over a couple of months for my money factory.

The bronze stuff is shared between Charlotte´s money box and Doreen´s charity, the Music and the Deaf, but I take the gold for whatever I´m saving for at the time.

I´m hankering after one of those mini laptops at the moment as I´m dreading being without internet access whilst I´m in England in October. Seventy Euros so far and counting!

Lucky Me!

I´ve just booked a flight to Manchester in October and I really can´t wait to get off this island for a week. It´s a good place to be but after eight months or so without a break from the sun, I fancy a good downpour!

Not just that. I miss my family so much. I´m staying with my brother and his wife, Alison, and their two boys, Dean and Bradley. I´ll also be able to meet up with my son and his family. Katie is due to give birth to my new grandson just before I arrive. Let´s hope that he turns up on time so I can give him a big cuddle. I haven´t seen Tully for so long and want to give her a big hug too!

When I first came here, seven years ago, I hoped that we would all visit each other but the price of flights put paid to that and I rarely see them.

Not to worry, I got a really good deal............212 Euros return with First Choice. Roll on October!

Bless Her

I haven´t a photo of her but my friend June died in England on Saturday night.

She was such a happy, funny woman and I´m sure that the world will miss her. To her partner and her family, we send our best wishes.

Bless you, June xx

Well Funny

The owner of our apartment turned up today. We haven´t seen him for four or five years but invited him in and offered him a drink. He doesn´t speak a word of English but we understood that he was interested to see if we were happy enough and he stressed that he was happy with us.

Brian asked him if he had a spare key for our lock-up and to be well honest we didn´t really understand his reply and saw him off with lots of ´buenos tardes´. Five minutes later and he was back with the biggest bagful of keys I´ve ever seen. Off they went down to the garage followed by Clio and all was sorted. He managed to find two keys that fit and we gave him a new key for the main door.

Spanish/English relations can be really cool and he is such a lovely bloke. He makes me chuckle.

Mentioning Clio...............she went off for her shampoo and set today. Four hours without her was a little like watching your child go for it´s first day at school. I won´t steal her thunder as she wants to do her own blog tomorrow.

Friends Reunited

I joined up with this years ago when it first came out and continued to pay my subscription for quite a while after. Nothing really came out of it and I eventually gave up.

Along with lots of other folk by the looks of it as it´s now free and is being advertised daily on ITV. I´ve had three or four ´buzzes´ this week from people I went to Junior school with all those years ago. I admit to answering one of them as he displayed a pic and I could remember him clear as day. Unfortunately, he hasn´t aged too well looking at his ´after´ pic!

Another couple of names that I don´t recollect but one girl´s name is so familiar but can I recall her? Happen I´ll sleep on it.

I wonder how many other people are wandering around memory lane thanks to this advertisement campaign.