Thank God for that. Lou passed her driving test.
She booked this cottage for a week in Foston on the Wold. I’ve been driving her in for her regular lessons with Adam in Bridlington. She emailed eight to ten driving instructors a little over a month ago when she realised she wasn’t gonna be able to change her test cos the DVLA website is literally atrocious. Of the instructors, four were on holiday, four couldn’t be arsed to help her, Adam came up trumps. She had only booked the test up here thinking it would be possible to change, but change wasn’t possible. So we came up. It would’ve been an expensive downer if after this lovely week she didn’t pass. I turned down a lovely audition. Lou paid for the whole week here in this cottage.
It’s got a big garden, pretty well sheltered, that catches the sun. When we got home today I was happy and relieved, Lou was ecstatic. I got in the shower, scrubbed up and then went out and just lay on my back stark naked in the sun. When you spend all year moaning about the cold and dark you have to take advantage of these days when the light is full and the world is warm. I’m feeling a little closer to the tan I’m supposed to be. Just a few more weeks or months of days like this and better please, oh universe.
I’ve carried some work here, but this week has been Lou’s week and I deliberately cut back a bit. I’m glad of it, things are moving out there in the world. I wanted to take this opportunity and I absolutely did, even if it involved having to cancel some things. I managed to honour one job without even being on it myself. I’ll go back into the madness now and see where it all lands.
Oh lord, there’s a lot to do in the world. But for this evening I can be here and share in Lou’s happiness, and feel how the sun has been on me and know that there’s a lot of summer left.
AlBarclay 