<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/BA-flight-homejul16.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3626" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/BA-flight-homejul16-200x138.jpg" alt="BA-flight-home(jul16)" width="200" height="138" /></a>The journey back wasn't without incident. I couldn't check-in online for some reason and when I arrived at the check-in desk it turns out the flight is over-subscribed and they couldn't allocate me a seat number but I did get a boarding pass. When I arrived at the gate I expected to get a seat allocation but that didn't happen either. I was one of the last to get on the plane and was allocated a seat, 64J but when I arrived at the seat there was already someone sitting in it and their boarding pass said 64J too. I set off to find a cabin crew and was asked to stand in the galley while she took my boarding pass and went back to see the person sitting in 64J. His pass was legitimate as was mine and I thought I was going to get an upgrade to business class but no, the person already sitting down got the upgrade and I got my allocated seat - tough deal!

What can I say about a ten and a half hour flight other than I watched three movies which were so bland I cannot even remember what they were 24 hours later. Getting through passport control was quick with the automatic passport readers and face recognition camera working really well. Baggage collection hasn't improved but what should I expect when over 500 items are being removed from one aircraft. Dave was at the arrivals exit and had only waited 20 minutes. I was back at home by 6pm in time to get cleaned up and then all the family sat down at Dave and Lucie's for a fish and chip supper. What a wonderful welcome home... By the time I went to sleep I calculated I'd been awake for about 30 hours.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jane-and-maisieaug15.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2744" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jane-and-maisieaug15-225x300.jpg" alt="jane-and-maisie(aug15)" width="225" height="300" /></a>This morning I collected Maisie's body from the vet and buried her in a nice shady spot under the trees. Tears were shed for my two girls and a few words said, I'll miss her.

Thankfully there's plenty to do - shopping, bills, h etc so I don't have time to dwell.