My worst nightmare and my wonderful friend who saved the day

I was looking for a picture of someone screaming but I came across this rather beautiful picture of Veronica Lake dressed as a witch, so I'm using that instead.  I think I'm a bit of a witch sometimes, a good one of course!
My worst nightmare is my laptop going wrong.  I've spoken about it before, I've been dreading it finally going and I've known for months that the poor old thing is on it's

Thank you Giles xxx

Frida Gustavsson for Giles SS10
My poor old Mac G4 laptop is nearly eight years old.  It's like a dear old lady and could slip off at any minute.  I would be lost without it.  I desperately need a new one but can't afford it at the moment.  For the last couple of days every time I try and do something I get what my friend Jo-Ann Furniss calls "the spinning wheel of death." So annoying! 
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