[Varley]

A sigh. Although if one of relief or regret I cannot yet tell. SiL and a lady family friend over for 10 days. I will give the lamp a swing again in a day or two once I have found the tidied-up items that otherwise will sink into oblivion only to be discovered by the diligent of archeological bent.

Outside tab-nabs Sunday with croquet went well (as in my team won) but none of that Bbq stuff. Strictlt food cooked inside-outside. Problem with Bbq, in addition to the famous arctic sausage is that Fortnums no longer deliver here and so must rely on local twigs, leaves, ant droppings etc with which to season the botulismal sandwiches.

We have discovered new and amazing fun with the Waze lameduckware. Lady guest insisted on using this when visiting a friend in Ballasala. As soon as this told us to leave the new Castletown road at the B&Q roundabout (as was there are two more nearer to the shop now) and head for Foxdale I suspected fowl play (as in very not as crows fly play). I still cannot be sure of where we went but I think we finally got sight of Port StMary after circling Slieu Whallian when I called a halt to the experiment and altered course to Ballasala using Castletown as a a landmark then in sight. Great fun. An hour to take a 20 minute run.

So much did we enjoy the experience that when we set out for Castle Rushen the following day we let the machine have its head once more. Apart from a diversion to Union Mills it was not quite as bad the second time.

In case you think I am going to let those epithets float by I know that story as the wire dangling black and encrispenned unfortunate being a specifically Irish electrician (Karma would dictate that I use only ELCB stuffed stuff for a day or two).