Home again

It's lovely to be back. I am continuing to feel good. The jet lag is pretty much over. Maybe it was the clocks changing here one week before the US. I only had 7 hours to contend with instead of 8. One of the great things about coming back was seeing my new floor and new kitchen. They are mucho successful. Of course now I can see that I need (want) a new rug or two. Where will it end? All this purchasing.

I came back to find that a friend from my Cambridge days of the early 60's has died. I didn't know him very well but he was married to a great friend of mine and they and Ian and I had our first babies at the same time. We were close back then. There will be a funeral in Cambridge on Wednesday. I shall go up from Brighton and then go home from there.

Coming to the end

I'm down to the last two days. It has been a wonderful trip. Action packed with friends to see but that's what I wanted and needed. I had dinner the other night with Leigh and Wendy. They ended up giving me advice on how to meet men. Leigh suggested speed dating which I would do but there don't seem to be men in my age group willing to sit in a row and be judged by women in my age group or vice versa. Funny that.

I set Daniel and Michelle up with a web cam and Skype and they are in heaven. Michelles' distant relatives have it and they have been dressing up for phone calls all afternoon. I napped. I had taken a long walk with Darcy and his horse this morning. It was very hot and I was tired out. The Jacoy family are here for a barbeque which we are just about to enjoy.

LA

I'm here and have been since Mon 5th. I spent five days with JF and CO in SLC. It was great. I had a wonderful time with them. I came back to Burbank to Daniel and Michelle and Olivia. I had to rent a car because there is no public transport in LA and I have lots of friends to see. I was nervous about renting a car because I had never done it before. It has been fine. I have a car that doesn't have a key to start it with. That's a first. It's a nice big powerful car which they gave me because they didn't have the piece of economy crap that I had signed up for. Lucky. Today I'm with Darcy and Joe, my best buddies. Darcy has just suggested I go with them to the Galapagos next year. Maybe I will. I will be staying in Santa Monica Monday and Tuesday with other friends and then back to Daniel's till I come home next week on Monday. Today I had lunch with Kathleen. What a treat. She encouraged me to talk about how I am and how the past year has been for me. Most people avoid it like the plague I'm so grateful to her for giving me the chance to be the real me.

Los Angeles

I'm off to LA today. It's 5 in the morning and I have to be up to get the coach to Heathrow. I was looking at the weather report for LA and it is warm and sunny. Can I cope? Where's my sunscreen? Seriously, it will be great to see Daniel and Jane and their families and Darcy and Joe. I'm not taking my computer so you will have to do without these bon mots for 3 weeks.