Under the parasol

Up early and wanting to write this morning. Lorraine scampering to be with Maureen when she took a medical call.  Writing some bits and pieces, and seeing if Gordon Road can be built into my bigger collection and so on. Wrote to Mariscat recently asking for more copies of the Sampler, but they are able to send me only two copies. This suggests the print run was minimal. It does mean that if I put some of the poems from that into a fuller MS most people won't have seen them.

Then off to the gym, where I did quite an enthusiastic session on the cross trainer, but the weight machines were all clogged up with geezers, so I cut my losses and sloped home in the heat. 

Lorraine and I had a rather idyllic afternoon, lounging outside under the big parasol. 

Rebooting tonight. We met Helen and Andy, Matthew and Andy for a drink. Just as I was sitting down the Tobster called. He's secured a pied-à-terre in Toronto for when he resumes teaching. 

After a couple of burgers and a couple of cold beer everyone left. It was just beginning to rain, and soon after we got in was really hosing down, then thundering. I drank some rum and coke, and then sat up in bed watching the sky flash in the east.

Discovered I was mentioned in the Yes Music Podcast, having posted some photos of the St Andrew's in Kingsbury, and the old Saxon church behind it. Despite having my own podcast, I was very pleased to be mentioned.