beam me up toto

dear folks,

im off to south africa for two months on work. now that’s very nice, though i must say, as soon i was told i was going it felt more like the end of the world because i hate travelling - im harder to budge than a cat once im comfily settled anywhere!

at first I was worried witless about the work as such, you know – would I go through the training ok, and not end up botching things up and blah. i find however, that there's nothing like a fresh bunch of worries to put the old ones in perspective! so now that ive anyway calmly resigned myself to the worst possible scenarios, I am starting to get excited about going :)

im going to sorely miss my beloved sea and the beach and the general madness at home. but tis all for a good cause : i shall get to see K and M again. (dear me, my life is positively peppered with Ms!) isnt that gull-O-rious?! youll have to take my word for it. it is! theyre verrry interesting people. ive thoroughly enjoyed our previous pow wows, so im eagerly looking forward to heaps more! – and of course youll be hearing tidbits and scraps here :)

so from Thursday on - assuming with airy optimism that ill get the time and opportunity to post - youll be 'earin' it 'ot from africa!

take care you junta. dyou know, its been tremendous fun knowing you all :)

love,

m. (a version thats as shaky on the inside as a jellyfish with parkinsons! lol...)