Back to the desk after what feels like a weekend off. Saturday morning was spent preparing for Saturday afternoon: Transforming the sitting room into a dining room, hanging the floating candles, moving furniture, while, at the same time, making bread and putting together a prawn cocktail. The godboys came to assist, one cooking, the other rehearsing his piece and his song, and we four had time to sit in the sun in the courtyard before mother arrived for her birthday day. A great meal, entertainment from the piano pupil, then a slob out on the sofa watching Hamilton (the musical), an action film, a couple of episodes of Have I Got News For You, and the party came to an end. Except Neil and I carried on watching random YouTube videos until a late hour, which more or less wiped out Sunday.
This week, things are returning to normal, as in, no parties or social functions are planned after a week of lots of social things happening. The wind is down, the sky is streaked with morning cloud, gradually changing colour, and I have a book to improve and finish. We are still working on the courtyard shutters and windows, Neil’s heading down to the gym later, me, possibly up the hill before I get so over it I can’t manage it, and that’s about all until piano lesson and model building this afternoon. We could be in for a week of not much news, a few old photos and not a lot of chat, but that’s February for you.
