I'm shattered - after - by Greenpatch standards a draining week. GP cat and I are similar in not a few ways; including cussedness, love of solitude and an ability to snatch the odd forty winks, anywhere, anytime, any place. Apart from the usual, the last few days have been big on company: saw my 'partners in crime' on Monday, somebody else Tuesday. I've a (for me) quite New and Significant Experience coming up later next week, so midweek met up with a friend to catch up and bolster self - confidence, Thursday ditto. All positive. Then yesterday saw me whizzing off down to leafy Surrey with a twofold purpose. Firstly to meet up with an old schoolfriend (What with 25 years to catch up on we got through a lot of chat and even more wine!). Then on to visit an aunt. Sadly, our uncle died earlier in the week. This wasn't altogether negative, far from it; I think that the eventual funeral really will be a celebration of his life. On today to an excellent Enneagram workshop - of which more later - maybe. Sunday - church - with BBQ (or given our climate - inside a queue). Monday, all systems go for daughter's graduation (and get out those blister plasters for my posh shoes); Mr GP takes off again to climb ever'y mountain. Then to round it all off - New and Significant Experience. By the end of all that we'll have clocked up quite a mileage on the railway, and even more on the poor body, mind and soul. Stop the world; I want to get off!
Prayers for the busy-ness. And for strength.
And may your uncle's memory be eternal: and great to see it as a celebration of his life.
Posted by: Ian | July 12, 2009 at 11:48 AM