I am in Budleigh Salterton, living without broadband, finding out what my pages look like on different systems and browsers, and missing Jonathan's 40th birthday party, where the guests included Jennifer's famous Cullen Skink. B-(

Still, there are compensations, which include: croquet, football, whist, dozing by the riverbank after a wade, and Otter Ale.

It's also the cat's first holiday and we are relieved to find that she enjoys travelling and thinks of her box as a cosy home rather than a prison. Now we'll have to see what she thinks of the local wildlife.

B-)