Not long ago, the cable went out. That’s not an issue, other than I lost internet access. I still had GPRS and for email, that was okay. No major loss.

Come Friday morning, the cable was back on however. The bright sparks who’d chopped the lines open had been dispatched to some special Hell reserved for such atrocities. I had cable internet. And I had an email. Did I want to spend a week in the middle of nowhere and do some house/cat/chicken/duck sitting. With no DSL. And no night-life. And no caf√©s.

After some moments of contemplation, I emailed back and told them I’d be there at 1pm the next day. And here I’ve been since.

It’s just a case of dropping in, letting the two (three?) readers I have that I’m safe and sound, and in the country side, drinking vast amounts of hot scalding tea, sleeping late, petting kitties, and enjoying fresh eggs for my breakfast.

I’ve also had mounds of fun wielding chain-saws, working hard logging and chopping, cooking glorious things and roasting myself in-front of an open fire/furnace in the front room. I’ll make some bread later, too. Can’t wait to get back into the kitchen and have some fun.

More updates as and when.

We’ll see. Missing you all, kids.