So it is as I feared. Waitrose was a gentleman’s relish free place. There were other men of about my age looking when I went in. Like the best mushrooms, some fucker was there first thing in the morning and snagged them all.
Lou and I had a lovely peaceful day by the sea, involving a good amount of driving but that never bothered me. She’s been flogging things on vinted and it puts me off the whole process seeing how she has to go to five different places in order to post things through businesses that the customers have selected. Evri and InPost and others I’ve never even heard of and it’s all far too involved for a few bob.
Once business was concluded the sun came out and we went to the bluebells. For a moment, a warm clear day. The clouds blew away, the light came. We walked in Falmer through the dancing hordes of lords and ladies in blue.
And the cherry blossoms in pink. And the childerlings screaming as they jump on nature. And little covens of hopeful people with their bluebell mindfulness ritual circles. “Now channel the times you’ve been blue, focus your blues and send all that sadness into the beauty of the flowahs, and when I ring the bell, put some money into my bank account. *ding* And remember, your generosity is energy for change in your life, every penny you transfah to me will bring joy and prosperity, hope and whatevah else you wrote on that piece of paper at the stahrt. *ding* So really breathe into your pockets now, feel the flow of prosperity from you to me like a river of blue and gold”. etc etc. I’m in the wrong job.
Then we got home and watched Amandaland and we absolutely howled with laughter. At one point we had to pause it. For some reason I thought it was a Hollywood show. It is totally the spiritual successor to AbFab, which still has a huge following in the states – I had people in smalltown Virginia doing “Patsy” for me when they found out I was English. I wouldn’t be surprised if their kids were doing Amanda in twenty years.
The spring feels like a new beginning at last. I started to really hope for some positive change in the world and our life too. Pendulums swing swing swing and keep on moving til they stop.
AlBarclay 