July eh?
I wonder....
Would Mrs Smokie put up with me going away in early June and not coming back till July?
Probably....!!!
You just tell her that your away on the 8th and will come back on the 16th, making sure you omit the months. Like the interest they show normally, they'll just assume its June. The frosty face will only last a week or so when we return. After all we should be used to it by now.
Stu