Back in the UK after 98 days away. I actually arrived into Heathrow on Wednesday 13th - Jenny very kindly met me & brought me back to my flat. Bless her! The flight was ok - the route was interesting, though, as we flew over Russia - don't remember having done that before... Once at Heathrow i was interested to try out my new biodynamic passport - a bit of an anti-climax as the Border Control lady just looked at it blankly & i thought she was going to...

This is what we in the trade call a pre-amble - it's like a pre-ambulator but doesn't carry babies - and yes, that is the calibre of joke you can expect to encounter during my - er - encounters. A special hello and thank you to Carla for giving me the details of this website and to Carla & Sarah who made it clear in no uncertain terms exactly what would happen to me if i didn't set up a blog. Hey - i'm compliant already! As always in life you need inspir...