Flap flap witter

Nothing to do with pigeons, just the current state of my mind.
Suddenly it's got to that stage where we will be leaving...flying away even...in a few days.
Due to my infatuation with my fiddle teacher's sewing machine I've hardly got anything organised and I can't get my head round the fact that we'll be leaving stuff at a hotel while going to game parks and then needing it all again for the last few days in Mombasa.
Also, rather oddly, I realise that whenever I pack to go away I base my clothes choices around what bits of jewellery I want to wear.
We have been advised not to wear any in Kenya. I just don't know what to take. I find myself thinking "well I won't need those trousers because I won't be wearing those earrings". But I'll still need to wear clothes for heaven's sake!
And for some other reason, the keyboard has suddenly decided that shift 2 = @ not "...Ah, and shift @ = ".
Can anyone tell me how to disabuse it of this misapprehension?

Blogger still says it can't upload pictures. the money is dry now and the bag is being heaped with stuff so we've definitely missed the boat there. (sorry this sounds like nonsense, see last post)

I will probably post during the next few days because I shall keep thinking of things to say and worrying that I won't be able to again for an unimaginable length of time (A whole less than two weeks).
I may not get round to visiting or I shall visit but not feel able to think of thoughtful things to say! so probably won't say anything except maybe "witter witter". If I do say anything please don't take it down and use it in evidence against me...I'm sure I'm not responsible for my thoughts.
Any posts I do will probably contain lists or maunderings about what I have or haven't done for the trip.

Now I've got to go and flap..and since I started changing an old and no longer suitable silk shirt into a new and slightly more current looking one I had better finish it as I really ought to give the sewing machine back tomorrow. I'm not sure what to do with the sleeves.

Oh and I've discovered a thing. Silk can be really unhelpful about ironing, clinging to it's creases and crumples obstinately. But you can use a very hot iron as long as you do it very quickly. What's more it can go in the tumble dryer as long as it's on the cool bit of it's cycle. Mine has a ten minute cool bit at the end . Works a treat. But don't quote me. Test on a part of the garment that won't be visible after you've scorched/ shrunk/crinkled/crisped it.

Update: I cut them off. The sleeves I mean. Not bad.

Update: Finally blogger let me play. See, new bag with pockets!


And clean, wet money.