Sorry to report that, after being lugged around for years in a pannier, the Lenovo tablet has finally objected to being treated so badly and has gone on the blink – and hence the only way to post blogs is using a phone.

That is, to say the least, challenging but as this post shows, is not impossible. It also means that the witty, entertaining text Bernie wrote for the last day may have been lost for ever.

So please bear with us – we are working on solving the problems and normal blog-service will resume when we can.

There are sometimes blockages in the roads of life!