Flowers in my garden!

Alex has kindly set up my phone so I can email directly to this blog, attaching a photo from the phone. Amazing! No need to search for internet cafes... So here goes... my nasturtiums!

Serendipity and plans

I was out in Hayfield last night with the noisy pub crowd (Charles, Dancing Dave, Julie, John, Lisa) and met a new friend, Kath, who is moving to New Zealand soon, and also has a sister who is in WOOF (working on organic farms). Serendipity!

Perhaps I ought to mention my outline plans at this stage - set off November 2nd; 5 weeks touring Thailand, Laos (did you know it's pronounced Lao without the 's'? I didn't...), Vietnam and Cambodia.
Then on to New Zealand at the beginning of December, hostelling, hoping to do walking and pick up some work along the way (hence my interest in WOOF, above); then Oz, then USA. Plans very fluid... watch this space.

Taylor's blog etc

I'm so excited because Taylor has put me on her blog and linked to me.
Thanks, Taylor! I shall bask in your reflected glory... I'm just trying to
work out how to return the favour and put a link in mine to yours
(www.taylorgiacoma.blogspot.com for my readers)- far too techie for me!

I'm making progress, folks - have had some jabs; not too nasty so far -
luckily I don't seem to react or be allergic to things (fingers crossed) -
hope the malaria tablets will be equally painless in effect.
I've got my visa for Vietnam and my international driving licence (it's
clean thus far!!!), and the building society are in the process of throwing
money at me.
Big problem now - how to personalise my very boringly black backpack. It's
just not me! I need flowers, smiley faces, pinks, yellows ... any
suggestions, please?

I'm testing adding a photo - this is my father and my granddaughter - simply
because I like the photo and want to share it with you all...