I didn't mean it!

So my Facebook status for 1 April was all about how I was quitting the Internet. Seriously, it was MEANT to be a ha-ha, like that would ever happen sort of thing.

Yeah.

It's been a fun six weeks: upheaval at work, a (groundless) health scare, a couple of deadlines, general exhaustion, personal difficulties and a visit from my old friend The Black Dog.

But I had a great trip to Oogie's (more on that later, with the long-promised pictures), Oliver had a great (if belated) birthday party, spring has more or less sprung (though it's been a really schizoid May), the kids' summer is more or less set. The one hobbyish thing I've been doing is a little bit of spinning: you've got a time limit with grease-spinning. It has to be done within a couple of months of coming off the sheep, or the lanolin gets too old to draft properly. So I've done a bit of that on my Turkish Drop Spindle, with lovely results.

In sad news, if anyone knows of anyone who wants to buy a membership to this year's North American Discworld Convention, let me know. Because of the changes at work and some juggling of vacation time, I won't be able to go.

Things I have learned since late March:

Spinning in the grease ROCKS, and gives a VERY nice finished product.

I need to sleep more.

Astronomers (and, by extension, the people in the Space Program) use the Julian Calendar.

Abbottabad is not a good place for a SUPER-SECRET HIDEOUT.

Lendrum makes a very nice spinning wheel. Am hoping for the Dollar to gain against the Loonie.

Phosphorus can be distilled from human urine. This involves a complicated process that would probably not endear me to my husband or neighbors.

Cleaning out an IT office of over a decade of occupancy will result in days of work largely resembling an archaeological dig. Was unable to interest Indiana Jones in any of the contents.

Perimenopause can begin as early as your late thirties.

Money can't buy taste. On the other hand, wearing a beige rococco toilet seat on her head was probably the only way Princess Beatrice was going to get in any of the paparazzi shots of William and Kate's wedding.

That's all for now. Definitely more later.