I'm back for an overnight in London. I needed to load my USB modem, after the debacle that was ordering a Broadband connection with SKY. A story to be told another day ... it was THAT bad.
Today's Vodaphone-USB-modem-loading guy was a lovely young man called Prince. He was endlessly patient with me, and I'd like to think that we laughed often - together.
For me, Hammersmith is my go-to place when I need to solve multiple shopping issues. Printers, favours for friends, USB modem-loading and etc. It's on the way to Lenn's place, here in London, and I can cope with hopping on the Tube, from Waterloo, and off and Hammersmith and back on, to Alperton.
It's been a bit of a homecoming for me. I'm a creature who loves 'home', and keeps misplacing them.
Tonight, at Lenn's place, I have a VERY SMALL ( a dwarf breed surely), New Zealand leg of lamb in the oven, the potatoes and kumara just joined it, an onion as well. Then in the pots, there are baby carrots and broccoli. I'm in need of a feast, and Lenn seems partial to this kind of food appearing on a plate in front of him too... when he eventually gets home from work. But that's okay because I think it still might need an hour ... at 7.30pm.
Planet Rock is keeping me company on the digital radio and Nugget, the big black cat, seemed really pleased to see me. We chatted. Me cautiously, him in his usual black cat, princely kind of way ... threatening to bite me if I took liberties.
I seem to have a new cold, or the old one has swung back in my nose. It was running like a tap last night. Today it's been slightly more civilised but I do resemble that red-nosed reindeer, dammit. And I cough, due to the ... well, you know.
I haven't had the heart to blog, while my internet connection has been so veryvery dodgy however, I'm hoping the freedom the 20 pounds worth of USB modem will give me, will see more action here.
The guitar player, there at the start? That's Lenn. The loveliest Kiwi bloke, here in London:-)