Neighbourly chat

Thursday 8th May

The sun still shining, so I’ve been out in the garden, which looks a lot better with the grass cut.Sandra got Dave to bring me milk from the shops and he was very interested in John’s butterflies and the windmill. Went a walk round to the Day Centre in afternoon, but it was closed. When I came back, I had a chat with one of my neighbours, who is heavily pregnant, but was busy putting plants in the garden! It will be nice to see a young baby in the street again. She already has a wee girl of three and two teenagers.
Bobby took me to Port Seton to have my eyebrows thinned out, then assembled my wee garden table and chairs when we came back. Had a cup of tea alfresco then he helped me water new plants. Margo phoned. Jonathan pretty tired after his Maths exam, but was away to his choir tonight.Arthur phoned later.
Yesterday, had a phone call from my friend Elsa from Armadale. She comes to Musselburgh on a Wednesday to look after her three year old grandson, Oliver and wanted to pay a visit. We share a lot. Being at University together, having families the same age, and both losing our husbands to the same illness ( though she is a bit younger than me).We talked for ages about coping without our men, but also recalled happier times when our families got together and sometimes ended up sleeping on the floor in one another’s houses! Oliver was a delight. He didn’t say much but loved playing with an old fire engine and jigsaws etc I keep for visiting bairns.

Going to bed now. Nearly finished reading “Icarus Girl” ,then going on to “The Rice Mother”