Brisk and breezy

Up early and the sun was out. A glorious brisk and breezy day. We met Jess and Andrew and walked along the seafront from Edinburgh Road to splash point and then back to pop into see Pat and Maureen, as she was keen to meet their little cockapoo dog.

After a cup of tea I had to slope off to see Coílín to show her my broken tooth. She is brilliant, and we have a good laugh together. She put a temporary filling in it, made of an excellent Japanese substance and she polyfillered a bit of tooth. This is my worst tooth, mostly smoke and mirrors, made from unnecessary drilling done in my teens -- so it may have to come out eventually or be replaced by an implant, or involve elective root canal surgery, which I told Coílín sounded appalling and she agreed. I gave her a copy of Snow, as she is such a talker that we know loads about each other now, and she knows Lorraine, Pat and Maureen too. I think of Lucinda up on Strand on the Green as my ex-dentist now. 

A much needed quiet afternoon and evening. Spelt heavily in the afternoon. Been feeling run down. Calliope dying (I always somatise everything) and the shingles jab I had earlier in the week have not helped. I cooked a curry this evening using up last bits of chicken and beef. It turned out rather delicious.

Below Andrew, little Winnie (hidden) Lorraine and Jess at splash point.