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Yesterday it was Chic Eleanor's birthday. I took some Marks and Spencer flowers up to the big house but it looked deserted and so I messaged her and as I suspected she answered  as she sipped coffee overlooking Lake Como alongside her sister, presumably both of them in matching pashminas  I photographed her flowers and sent her the photo " Exquisite Darling John " she texted back Even Chic Eleanor's texts are delightfully upbeat. We arranged to meet for gin and tonics in a week's time I braved TK Maxx and bought a bolster cushion, a pizza wheel and a trendy t shirt.  Winnie kicked the cushion around the living room and seemed quietly delighted that it rolled well She played with it for at least half an hour. No other news today

Another look inside Maria's journal.   A short story about Bartholomew and his new family.   He appears to be extremely happy about the birds in the family and could care less about the cats.  The birds make him happy.  When he hears them chirp it's like he gets  a shot of caffeine straight into his veins and he jumps up, tilts his head this way and that way, trying to find the birds perched on branches in  the atrium.   Once he has them in his sight he actually then relaxes, sits down and appears to be soothed by their sounds. 

Yesterday I met a friend and Had sit down  coffee at the Jaunty Goat Watched a matinee cinema performance And went OUT for a meal afterwards!!! Simple pleasures but oh so welcomed after so long a hiatus I felt almost normal! Ok there are differences The covid contact slips, the masks, the camp barista with a face visor wider than his hips but , for an absolute age I felt that I had experienced a proper afternoon and evening out. The movie was somewhat of a let down for me.  Love Sarah is kind of advertised as one of those London based comic dramas the likes of Richard Curtis would adore. Big characters, implausible plots, angst, romance and tearful asides all set against a beautifully shot London with its mews, and bespoke shops and floppy hair. Here we have talented baker Sarah, killed on the eve she is about to open her first niche bakery. The accident leaves the three women in her life rudderless. Best friend Isabella (Shelly Conn) has sunk her savings into the venture and is now at...