A new love

After years of spending my 'spare' time reading strategies and minutes and writing reports, I’ve grown to enjoy writing again through this blog. It’s become a place to share what’s going on without knowing if anyone’s really reading. I kinda think of it as standing at the bar and sharing my deepest thoughts with my drunken friend (you know who you are) who’s too drunk to respond.

So I admit my shame to you now. I have a new love in my life. Yes, I know I’ve been married less than a year and it’ll probably just end up as a temporary and passing fad - but right now, it isn’t.

My new love was waiting for me upon my return from Calcutta. As things have hotting up ever since my return, every night I come home from work nothing brings me more pleasure than to be in her company. Algy Acey is her full name (albeit she’s also better known by her initials – LG a/c)…..and she’s the latest in split level 1.5t air-conditioning. Living in the UK one tends not to need a knowledge of a/c units but knowing that the temperature would be rising to 50c, and particularly as a cold blooded creature, life without an a/c unit would be unthinkable. With a bit of research as to what to get, I always knew she was always going to be The One. Okay, she’s a luxury (and some would class her as ‘high-maintenance’ (and friends know I don’t do high-maintenance) as she’ll be doubling our electricity bill) but we did a deal with Katie’s employer who paying 50% of the cost and takes ownership of her upon our departure.

So it’s great to think that when I leave her (and yes, tears may be shed), Algy Acey will be in good hands and a safe home.

Algy Acey!