En vacacnces jusqu'en Septembre

Managed to skip out of work by 4:30. Stopped to make essential holiday plaster purchases (it suddenly seemed very important) and then went to dump all the camping stuff out of my car and back in the beach hut.

Benelia, Kardimomma - you are both very welcome to use the beach hut while I am away. Be aware it is not up to its normal high tidiness standards and I have taken the buckets and spades.

And I have been doing a little light ironing with the increasing knowledge that I hate all my clothes and have nothing nice I want to wear. Every now and then I realise this, it is normally the day before I go on holiday when it is too late to do anything about it. Creature of habit I am.

Tomorrow : packing, Portsmouth, ferry, remarkably cheap hotel on Cherbourg. Am over excited, even with the clothing hatred.