Good vibrations
Up at seven to start work immediately on a brochure which new colleague Simon was going to design. This done, the afternoon fairly chilled. Visiting the back cracker, as my upper back is a zone of evil. Some satisfactory cracking, although he described what was going on as "complex". Repaired home to work on my Skeleton story.
Two pieces of good news today: Mum may not have to have chemotherapy after her operation, which would be excellent. And Lorraine got a splendid new job after laborious job applications.
Then, at six thirty I trotted across the road to the station to meet new colleague Simon and get a couple of quotes from Geoffrey Theobald a Brighton counsellor and former mayor of Brighton, Andrew Comben CEO of the Festival, and Chris Hudson from Southern Railways while Simon took photos and generally took care of business.
Simon and I repaired to the Battle of Trafalgar for a cheeky beer and a chat. When Simon left, Lorraine arrived for a drink to celebrate getting her job. She was really happy and full of her own big and cleverness, which was very good to see.
Just as we were leaving, we bumped into Steve Wrigley, my former next door neighbour and co-founder of The Brighton Beach Boys. He had with him Stephen Kalinich, an American poet and lyricist who has worked with, among others, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Had a fascinating evening chatting to them, and hearing some great stories from Stephen who seems to know everyone from the sixties scene and beyond.
Home to some stunningly good Guernsey bean jar. Added half a spoon of mustard to it while cooking. Made all the difference. Lorraine, who had not had bean jar before really liked it. One day I will make the Platonic ideal of a bean jar.
Up at seven to start work immediately on a brochure which new colleague Simon was going to design. This done, the afternoon fairly chilled. Visiting the back cracker, as my upper back is a zone of evil. Some satisfactory cracking, although he described what was going on as "complex". Repaired home to work on my Skeleton story.
Two pieces of good news today: Mum may not have to have chemotherapy after her operation, which would be excellent. And Lorraine got a splendid new job after laborious job applications.
Then, at six thirty I trotted across the road to the station to meet new colleague Simon and get a couple of quotes from Geoffrey Theobald a Brighton counsellor and former mayor of Brighton, Andrew Comben CEO of the Festival, and Chris Hudson from Southern Railways while Simon took photos and generally took care of business.
Simon and I repaired to the Battle of Trafalgar for a cheeky beer and a chat. When Simon left, Lorraine arrived for a drink to celebrate getting her job. She was really happy and full of her own big and cleverness, which was very good to see.
Just as we were leaving, we bumped into Steve Wrigley, my former next door neighbour and co-founder of The Brighton Beach Boys. He had with him Stephen Kalinich, an American poet and lyricist who has worked with, among others, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Had a fascinating evening chatting to them, and hearing some great stories from Stephen who seems to know everyone from the sixties scene and beyond.
Home to some stunningly good Guernsey bean jar. Added half a spoon of mustard to it while cooking. Made all the difference. Lorraine, who had not had bean jar before really liked it. One day I will make the Platonic ideal of a bean jar.
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