Time flies. It's suddenly May. Where the heck did the months pass?? Certainly they didn't come my way, at least not in the sense of leaving time here for me!

This week I had a hectic day at work on Monday, then spent Tuesday and Wednesday at a local security conference. It was ok, some lectures were pretty interesting, others were either plain out dull or just on the side of what I expected or was interested in hearing. Unfortunately some of the speakers only presented their own solutions - or worse, spoke about their own organization, but without being allowed to reveal any details from them.

Today I caught up on some projects, and tomorrow I plan to dedicate myself to only one project for a change. We'll see how it goes, though.

The house is still under work. It will probably take some time, but I am confident our builder knows what he is doing and will do it well. I just hope we're lucky with the weather for the next days, too, it's neither fun nor good for the house to work in heavy rain and wind, and this is on the most weather prone side of the house, too.

I need new glasses. If any locals would like to come with me to the optician, I'd be very grateful. I hate picking new frames on my own, and if the staff are busy it's not fun to ask them either, even if it's their job. My old frames are falling apart (I may get someone to sold them for me, but I still need some new ones), and I am not sure the lenses are right for me anymore either, so I'd like some new ones. Style yet unknown. I thought about going for a two-for-one offer at Specsavers, but I should have extra thin lenses, so it would be very expensive as I have to choose the same for both frames. And I didn't find any nice frames among the cheaper ones that could justify getting two pairs of heavy glasses and then get another light one later if I felt I needed it. Now I am using an old pair, and even though they are a lot better than my contact lenses (I can't work by the monitor with them) they are not perfect. At least they are very light with thin glasses....

Lots of new flowers are sprouting in the garden. Different daffodils are in full flower now, as are yellow and red tulips. The scillas are about to end the blooming now, but some perennials I bought last year are flowering or sprouting now. And we have LOTS of yellow and white primulas (two different kinds), as well as a few violet ones of a third kind. I'll try to take some pictures tomorrow when it's still light outside.