July 5th

Sorry not to have written. I have had the most terrible headache for 2 days.  It is right behind my eyes and, although I have taken painkillers, it still is there.
John’s gout is better – not gone but definitely improving. He is now talking about going away again but I have decided that I do not want to go. He is so picky about everything – must fly first class, car to take us to airport, fussing about Slip being left and so on. I am going to spend my money on a new laptop and desktop instead, and I am going to buy Apple!
Still hot here but feels stormy. Back tomorrow.

July3rd

I think I have finally solved my router problems. This morning I could not connect to the Internet at all and so I unplugged the Ethernet cable from my PC and plugged it into my  laptop and I could connect the laptop to the Internet.  To my amazement when I turned back to my PC, it was connected to the Internet too.  It had connected wirelessly. So I think the problem was that when I had theEthernet cable pluggged into the PC, the router did not know whether to connect via a wired or wireless connection.  I have not replaced the cable and, touch wood, it has been running perfectly all day.
John now has gout in his other foot too – he is going to the Doctor again on Monday.
I have listed some more clearance bargains in my store including more Fur, Yorkshire Tweed Aran, Matchmaker DK and Glimmer Print.
Time for a shower, back tomorrow!

July 2nd

I am writing this early whilst I have the luxury of an Internet connection. I have found that if I switch the router off and on, it works for a while. But I shall have to buy a new one.I have put some Cashsoft DK and 4 ply in my shop along with some Jaeger Baby Merino DK and some Matchmaker DK. I have also updated the drawing – this month’s prize is a copy of Debbie Bliss’s new book, Lima. I may write more later if I can still connect.

July 1st

The telephone engineer came today and said there is nothing wrong with the line. So I have spent the best part of the day on the telephone to the router support team.  I have unplugged and re-plugged countless cables, reset the router, disabled the firewall, done various test and at one point it started working OK. However, since then it has been very hit and miss and my problem is not really solved. Maybe I need  new router?!  The fault must be with the router as I still cannot connect to the internet if I plug the router directly into my laptop either.  I give up – I could scream with frustration.
I have not managed to do much else today, I have put some more Biggy Print,Lurex Shimmer and Cotton Glace in the shop and that is it. It is very hot here still and I am off to have a shower and a glass of wine!! Back tomorrow and I will update the contest then.

June 30th

Today has been horrid. I woke up knowing that today was the day I supposed to be going to Jamaica and so I felt low. Then, no broadband connection.  It ran very slowly for a while and then nothing.
I telephoned my ISPs helpline in India(!) and had to replace the   in the phone sock to see if that helped – no! Then the engineer said he would test the line and call me back. He did so and said there is a fault on the line. I then had to speak to the engineering department in the UK and they said they will be sending someone to repair the cable but would not say when. I had no Internet access at all until I tried again just now and it is working for the moment!
I have managed to put some 4 ply Soft and Biggy Print in my store but it is a slow process.
John’s foot is no worse. It is very hot here and we are melting – Slip is being hosed down every hour!
Now I will try to list some more before the connection goes down. Back tomorrow.