COMING OUT OF THE DARK....

Working so furiously today no time to take in details of the Budget beyond the fact that fuel allowances are going up to £400 for the over-80s ( good news for my dad) and increases in tax credits which are fine as far as they go - but not far enough. I will wait to learn from far more expert eyes than mine what the realities are of Darling's budget. But I have had time to change the template of the old blog and come out into the light! Fond as I was of the unremittingly grim template, I think this makes things more readable......

WANDERING LONELY AS....

Am shortly off to Coniston for three days wandering the lakes and fells, drinking real ale and eating pub grub. No blogging - or attempted. Last sojourn to Bournemouth and crisis over wi-fi non-access almost led to nervous breakdown as had to deliver £500 worth of work by Monday morning. Guess what..... had switched off the , er, wireless network icon. As Comrade Pete Firmin will not this time be at hand with his memory sticks, work stays at home......