it's beginning to feel a lot like C********

in true keeping with the time of year (and possibly in sympathy with brisingamen's washing machine), perlmonger's car decided that it would like Christmas off. And so unceremoniously dumped all its hydraulic fluid while he was out and about in Bristol yesterday. The AA chap was a hero, by all accounts, and there's a faint chance it can be fixed before the weekend. We are a multi-car household, but the FTO is SORN'd, un-MOT'd and uninsured, the Moose is in darkest Wales waiting for some new turbo bits, so at the moment we are reliant on the MR2 - a lovely chap, but not tremendously good at carrying more than two people; this is slightly unfortunate, as we have to collect kalunina from Cardiff airport tomorrow afternoon, and she will be here for a week.

we are getting an AA rental car for 24 hours from tomorrow (see what I mean about the AA man? I'm sure that's not quite how it's meant to work), and I guess if the bits for the Xantia don't arrive from Citroen, we'll have to extend that rental.

( what else is happening? )

matters are improving

perlmonger's car is fixed - hurrah. And not too bad - about £300. Thanks are due to the garage who took it in, sorted the bits, and sorted the car in such short order. Drove home in a simply beautiful sunset.

new bit for the Dyson arrived - that's quite impressive, given it came by post, and I only ordered it last Thursday. I have collected another cylinder full of cat hair from the living room rugs.

now must go and finish cleaning downstairs.