Tuesday 13th August

A morning spent at the library, and not much demand for my help. I wonder if all the job seekers and retired folk are on their holidays, as they comprise 90% of my normal clientele. I complete the weekend papers crossword with the help of Google, and clear my email. As there is not much point - based on the number of requests for help I’m getting – in me being there I check the calendar, decide I’ll go in next Tuesday then that’ll be it until the kids go back to school. No point in volunteering if you’re not needed.

I meet the youngest at my mother’s for lunch. Sandwiches on white bread, with plenty of butter. Real comfort food for the soul. I also manage to get the Kobo eReader the folks have, working with the local library software, which means they can download books and take them on their holidays with them. The old folks really are grasping new technology with both hands, and it’s great to see.

The eldest returns early from a shopping trip, and the teenagers and me spend the afternoon playing Mario Party on the Wii. Great quality time spent together, helped by the fact the eldest won and I was last. It’s bin day tomorrow and so I cut the grass in the evening. Since you’ve needed to pay the local council to have a garden waste bin emptied, and we don’t. I’ve taken to timing my gardening, to fill the general waste bin as late as possible with garden rubbish, to avoid it smelling. It’s a plan of sorts.

Yours not unsuccessfully gaming.

Jay