Got a video call on WLM (Windows Live Messenger) at lunchtime. It’s Mum’s birthday tomorrow, and my brother Derek and Sylvia and her kids, were visiting her. Also there was my cousin Susannah, who I’ve not been in contact with for quite some time.

We had a chat for about three quarters of an hour, and ended up discussing various cultures and lifestyles around the world from Thailand, to the Cayman Islands, the UK and the US.

We swapped details and have promised to keep in touch with each other.