Feel a bit guilty saying this with all the bad news around the thread today, but I've actually had a good day. Met the neighbours for coffee this morning, and spent a couple of hours with Cal's old workmate this afternoon. I popped around to the cottage to see her but she'd finished early and just caught her on the way out. So we spent the afternoon in my back garden having a couple of drinks enjoying the sun. Company and conversation. Two of the things I'm missing most in my life at the moment.
The neighbours, having just returned from South Africa on Wednesday, are off on their travels again next Wednesday. They're off on their very nice motor launch and plan to be away for the whole summer exploring the Channel Isles and Brittany. So I have the loan of them in the short time they are here. We're going out for lunch tomorrow, Monday the wife is taking me to the local nurseries to get some bedding plants and Tuesday she's going to drop me off in town (Truro) whilst she gets her hair done. Truro is the only place down here where they have the bigger chain stores and, although it's less than 20 miles away, it isn't the easiest place to get to.
They asked if i want to join them for a spell when they are in the Channel Isles. It's something that was on the to do list for Cal and I and I have a good friend who lives in St Helier, an old client actually. Plus I think it would be good for me. It's amazingly good of them to ask me really. I frequently wonder whether they just feel sorry for me, but maybe they do actually enjoy my company.
