Neighbours

Jasper was getting noisy at 05:30, but having made sure we were both awake, he settled back down.  I woke again at 06:00, but managed to stay in bed until just before 07:00. It was clear as I walked down the stairs that Jasper's noisy interlude had been him boasting about the foul-smelling package he had delivered, ready for me to dispose of when I arose.

After the early morning waste disposal, I managed to sit down with a coffee and reflect on the meaning of life. It occurred to me that Jasper's overnight emission was no more toxic than the effluent that spews from the White House day in and day out. In Jasper's favour, at least he isn't orange, and he seems to have an IQ at least equivalent to his paw size.

My overnight experiment with the E.On app controlling the car charging activity worked well. I will stick to this in future as it should optimise the charge procedure even more than the Ohme app.

After the morning call with the cousins (which followed the usual pattern), I settled down to wade through some admin and do some research regarding our new Skoda Elroq, and the options for charging when away from home. This became a bit of a quest, and I ended up diving down several rabbit holes as I worked through my options.

Di, meanwhile, was pottering in the garden. When she wandered to the front garden, she was accosted by Colleen and John, our new neighbours. We had a lovely chat and took them into our back garden for a look at the landscaping and the Orangery. We only chatted for 30 minutes or so, but we all seemed to hit it off well.

We've had lots of photos arrive from Ellie's weekend away in Hastings. She's clearly having a great time.