Quick update

There never seems time to do a blog these days - so much to do and so little time in which to do it! I leave for Australia in 10 days' time and will be away for 5 weeks. Naturally I'll try to do the odd blog while I'm away but meanwhile I'm on a "nil by mouth" routine before an endoscopy later today. Had a pre-procedure get together with the surgeon yesterday (a lovely man) who said he's not worried about me - nor am I, but it's best to be quite sure. Meanwhile I'm deep into doing my renewal application for TOPP which is the insurance for folk who take holidays with no air travel involved. It's the equivalent of ATOL but much more expensive for us. I hate doing projections and financial stuff like this - it does my head in. As far as I can make out it's all a little work of fiction anyway. How am I supposed to know how many people will book tours each month for which destination? Honestly! Waste of time and effort if you ask me but I suppose one just has to get on with it (with much blue air in the office for a few days!). It would be great to finish it before I leave for the hospital at 11 o'clock. Bless Nigel and Ve - the former is driving me to Stirling and the latter picking me up as I'll be a bit out of it for the rest of the day. Some, of course, would ask what's new!