It's been a long crazy month since I last posted on here. My son Andrew & his fiance Joanna visited us over the long Thanksgiving Day weekend. Great to see them again, pity the weather was lousy but that's London in November for you.

My manager at work - ugh, less said the better. She's an obsessive micro-manager/backseat driver/passive aggressive bully type who fills empty time with endless pressured make-work. I'll leave at the end of my contract (or sooner if I can). No amount of money is worth that sort of abuse.

Today is my birthday.

So starts the holiday season. I need to send emails to friends to catch up since I've gone silent lately. Need to send out Christmas cards.

I really need to get a new desk chair.

And now, good night.