Friday's for friends
Feeling free and happy this first of the month. Lorraine had to get up early and go off to school for a morning meeting, and the gorgeous thing brought me a cup of tea before she went. Thus refreshed, I sauntered out of bed to the news that one of my poems 1,000 miles from sea was in London Grip. It's one of the Chad ones, but not one that describes the conditions too much.
Then I walked into town and met Alex Pearson at the Marwood, after failing to do so yesterday. Lorraine and I met Alex after the concert Eleni and Glen's last Brighton concert. Alex has lived in China for decades, and is a bracingly entrepreneurial person with an MBE, currently teaching business at the university, but busy hatching other plans. We talked for hours and ended up having a bite to eat at the cafe too. Definitely someone I'd like to keep in touch with.
Home and Lorraine back. After a bit, we drove off to collect Innis and Rosie and zoom over to Dawn's house in Steyning. Anton was already there having walked along the downs from Devil's Dyke. He'd arrived early so went to a pub, where he found himself sitting near Ellie, Dawn's daughter, just back from far eastern travels. When Dawn popped into see Ellie, she was also able to scoop Anton up.
Anton is, perplexingly, looking healthier than everyone else. We all had a cheery evening sat around a fire pit on the village field just behind Dawn's house, the sun setting in lilacs behind the downs, and barbecuing bits of chicken, and arguing about the best way of doing so. I personally made a point of gorging on Dawn's lovely aubergine and parmesan dish, followed by gorging on Lorraine's summer pudding. Fond farewells to Dawn, and Lorraine drove the rest of us home.
Below Anton; Innis; Rosie, Lorraine and Dawn.
Then I walked into town and met Alex Pearson at the Marwood, after failing to do so yesterday. Lorraine and I met Alex after the concert Eleni and Glen's last Brighton concert. Alex has lived in China for decades, and is a bracingly entrepreneurial person with an MBE, currently teaching business at the university, but busy hatching other plans. We talked for hours and ended up having a bite to eat at the cafe too. Definitely someone I'd like to keep in touch with.
Home and Lorraine back. After a bit, we drove off to collect Innis and Rosie and zoom over to Dawn's house in Steyning. Anton was already there having walked along the downs from Devil's Dyke. He'd arrived early so went to a pub, where he found himself sitting near Ellie, Dawn's daughter, just back from far eastern travels. When Dawn popped into see Ellie, she was also able to scoop Anton up.
Anton is, perplexingly, looking healthier than everyone else. We all had a cheery evening sat around a fire pit on the village field just behind Dawn's house, the sun setting in lilacs behind the downs, and barbecuing bits of chicken, and arguing about the best way of doing so. I personally made a point of gorging on Dawn's lovely aubergine and parmesan dish, followed by gorging on Lorraine's summer pudding. Fond farewells to Dawn, and Lorraine drove the rest of us home.
Below Anton; Innis; Rosie, Lorraine and Dawn.
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