I think my computer is haunted.  Or possessed.  It sounds as though there is a teeny squirrel behind the screen scratching and tapping to get out.  Quite worrisome.

Anywho.  I'm back!  I flew in yesterday from London.  The trip was one minor disaster after another.  It was my favorite flight from Stansted to Torino that leaves the UK at 6:40 am.  I have to leave Grace's place about 3 am to make it.  The bus I normally take to the airport was sold out as they are seating only 50% and I hadn't booked early enough.  I had to take a cab service.  Ryanair is cheap for a reason.  It's only worth it if you are flying with a toothbrush and a change in underwear.  NOT with a huge suitcase and a carry on.  I had paid for the suitcase ahead of time and tried to avoid the carry on by stuffing the suitcase full but it was overweight so had to take out a bag I have and pack that with the excess weight and then pay for a carry on as well.  My cheap flight wasn't so cheap anymore.  While lining up at the gate, all masked and paid up, a few of us were accosted by an airline employee for not wearing the appropriate mask required (as of 5 minutes earlier), (I'd checked the night before), to enter Italy.  It had to be the blue paper surgical type, not the pretty autumn themed double layered cotton one I was wearing.  No proper mask, no flight.  WTF?  Fortunately I asked around and one of the other passengers had an extra which she reluctantly gave me.  At the airport in Torino we were given three options:  to be tested immediately at the airport with results within 3 days thereby avoiding quarantine if one has negative results OR to be tested elsewhere and quarantined until a negative result is sent to the local authorities OR 14 days quarantine.  I was tested free of charge at the airport and will be contacted sometime in the next days.  It was quick and easy and free.  The quickest, easiest and free-ist part of my trip!

The squirrel is dead.  No more scratching.  Weird.

I will have much to keep me busy the next few days as I left GP alone here for 4 months and he's moved things and not kept up with my standards of tidiness.  He says it's orderly but it's HIS orderly, which is wrong, not MY orderly which is right.  

Have to go straighten out the flatware.  More tomorrow.

xxoo me