A bright and sunny morning ; blue skies and sunshine as I wake up for the second time. I can see the pale crescent moon in the sky through my bedroom window.

Time to get a move on. I have an appointment with MrH the shrink. Bless me, it has been 6 weeks since my last confessions. I'm always curious as to what will come up. I shall resist the tempatation to " prepare " and simply trust the process.

There is peace and calm in Miraland, but I can't help feeling concern for my pint-size little mum back in Bradford. Her phone was disconected on Tuesday, the day I left as she is switching over from Virgin to BT and they have to install cables or something. The has said they would call beforehand but one wonders HOW since the phone has been disconnected , dead as a doornail ! Mum waited all day for BT to come only to find a note left by them under the plant pot to say they had been at 3pm . She was most definitely at home. Now , I hear from my sister that they are not able to come again until 28th !! It's a disgrace for an 83 year old lady to be without a phone for so long.

I want her to get a mobile phone , but she wont have it. Has anyone here any experience or ideas regarding ultra simple mobile phone subscriptions for the elderly ??