I think I may have a strategy to get through this. Actually, it was something that someone mentioned over 20 years ago and it has just come to mind – well been sort of hanging in the background for a day or two.

The strategy is to have something, some project, to focus on and to devote one’s time to. Often, this can be work but I don’t do enough here to be able to do that and, unfortunately, the web stuff won’t do it for me either so it has to be something other than work.

And, then it came to me that, maybe, I could do an Italian thing and, using my contacts, help someone else. It doesn’t really give me anything – except what’s most important which is something to really concentrate on.

So I need to check a few things out and then I will have to ask the person, since the plan that would follow can only be with their agreement. This is, of course, where it may all fail but it’s worth a try as it’s something I am really interested in too.

Let’s hope so as, this morning, it was 3.30 ish when I woke up (because of a ambulance/fire engine siren) and no amount of anything would get me back to sleep!