I thought that I’d follow the instructions from Chatgpt this morning to unblock my Italian bank app. I was getting along very nicely until I came to taking a photo of my passport with the app. I must’ve tried at least 20 times, but it seems my phone is the wrong shape or something.

I was a bit fed up. So I looked up Chatgpt and asked what could I do to cheer myself up after being stuck with technology .

I got a really good answer including some things I might have done anyways. All I really needed was someone to say ,” it’ll be okay” or “you’ll get it sorted.”But that’s the thing with living by myself  …..there is only me and I had temporarily run out of  encouragement.

At this point I want to thank the online  friend who told me that it’s normal to get letters from the DWP  asking you to confirm you are alive when you are living abroad.  That was so reassuring.

Then fluffy came by. That was nice.. She is looking a big rough.

So after a bit of cheering up I went to the bank where someone did something very complicated and told me to come back on Thursday.

Feeling much better I went to Despar where they sell nice peanut butter and while there I found sweet potatoes which I can normally never buy in Pisticci. Hurray!!!

Back home I worked on my commissioned portrait.

Then after lunch I think I got to 80% with my portrait of Sam as a toddler.

4 new big canvases arrived.

It’s pizza night again. I thought there was going to be a storm, but it hasn’t happened. So I will get a nice walk across town.

Cheers🍷🍷🍕