Cloudy but warm today. I slept a bit better, possibly because my head and shoulders lie more comfortably on the pillow without the entanglement of long hair. In the news, a report on the first aid shipments to be allowed into Gaza for ten weeks do include medicines and most importantly some supplies of baby food, though not enough to feed the 14,000 infants likely to die in the next 48 hours, for whom food stocks have now run out. The UN aid coordinator's statement to this effect has fanned the flames of indignation against the continued assault of the Israeli army. Diplomatic pressure and the threat of trade sanctions and weapon supplies is being discussed in Parliament today, likewise the EU.
After breakfast Clare went off to her study group in Penarth. Before she left she was having printer trouble with only one of a two page document, so she asked me to troubleshoot. I couldn't work out why it stalled. Maybe it was an accidental multiple press of the print button when the interface was unresponsive, but in the end, opening and closing the app, restarting the computer and the printer produced the required page.
A low key notification reminded me that the computer's Linux Mint v20 operating system is coming to the end of its supported life. It has served Clare's laptop well over the past five years, so I decided to install Mint v22, the latest upgrade, which I'm running on my office workstation. First Clare's files needed to be copied to a backup drive. While this was running, I recorded and edited next week's Morning Prayer. Then the installation, using the default process rather than messing around, and finally copying Clare's files to the new Home directory, and installing a few pieces of useful software, and configuration of the font sizes to make everything more readable. That was something new to learn, although the process is simple and straightforwards. A busy, productive two hours, and then making lunch with sea bass and veg in good time for Clare's return.
We both spent the afternoon food shopping to replenish stocks, with two trips each to Cowbridge Road East. I spent time writing before supper, then went out for a short walk. I read a couple of chapters of 'Sangre Nueva' until bed time.
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