I have spent rather too much time blogging this month.

Other than that, a trip to Lisbon was cancelled because one of the friends I was travelling with was taken in to hospital on the morning we were due to leave. 

I'd been busy writing (real writing - not just blogging) and hadn't spent any time planning the trip - I left it all to my friends to sort out.  Usually I do a trial pack at least two weeks before I go anywhere and stock up with maps, guide books and recommendations but this time, nothing.  There is a tiny, irrational part of me that insists that the trip to Lisbon didn't go ahead because of a failure of imagination on my part. 

While I have no doubt that willpower can affect the performance of sportsmen and women, I'm not convinced that it has any  effect on international travel.  Besides, my friend is still in the hospital with pneumonia.

 She'll be OK.  You see, we spent a lot of time playing on a Nintendo Wii just after Christmas and she whupped everyone at everything,  including the boxing.  While there may be no connection between my lack of imagination and the cancellation of our trip to Lisbon, a strong performance on the Nintendo Wii is surely a very good indicator that a person will make a swift recovery following hospitalisation.