Looking for Fairies

Every toadstool shelters a fairy from the drizzle; and every cloud has a silver lining.

As to the latter, the closure of our local gym for 5 days while there is a total upgrade in machinery and floor layout, allows me a guilt free break from the rigours of hamster like activity on various pieces of equipment.

Meanwhile His Lordship is suffering withdrawal symptoms akin to cold turkey from lack of happy exercise endorphins. The latter has the effect of his shouting (frighteningly loudly) at the automated responses and muzak on a phone call to arrange another delivery time for his new passport.

We were not in when they tried unheralded to deliver it on Wednesday and to arrange another time, he must pay an extra £6:13 on top of the £80 already spent.
Had he been just a few years older, he would have received a renewed passport free.
It seems Passport Control don't expect you to get your full £80 worth should you make it much past four score years.

As to the fairies sheltering under these toadstools, the drizzle has stopped and they have seen fit to fly off.