Temperatures have dropped, the sun is shining and we have a glorious summer day here.
Bess, our Bichon/Terrier, is depressed because suitcases are strewn across our bedroom floor and that saddens me. I do hate to leave her...she'd be such an asset to the Explorer...think how the students would love her, and she them!
The news is so depressing too isn't it? What devastating happenings in Norway of all places, I've always thought of Scandinavia as being well out of the "war on terrorism" not realising they too have troops in Afghanistan. However it seems this is not a terrorist (in the present sense of the word) but one who is home-grown and anti Islamist??! What a tragedy...all those young lives lost in a senseless shooting..and the giganatic bomb explosion too. Really? One man? I wonder...
Made a ridiculous mistake booking our flight to Columbo on Kingfisher Airline. Made it for September instead of October! Had to have a half hour conversation with Travelocity in India to correct it. I was told there would be a Rupee500.00 penalty and blanked on the exchange rate...oh God! how much is that? I thought, am I breaking the bank? As soon as I hung up clicked on the Universal Converter...it's $10.00....relief!
Went to the Shaw Festival at Niagara on the Lake yesterday and saw old friend Jay Turvey's musical play Maria Severa and loved it! Great energy and amazingly talented cast. Jay has done so very well as an actor and playwright but is still the sweet man I knew all those years ago. He came to meet us, about 12 of us, and it was good to see him again. Then we sat on the lawn under the trees at Darryl and Brian's beautiful house on the river, drinking wine and nibbling on delicious stuff.
When the others drove home four of us, Lisbie, Anne, George and myself, drove back into Niagara on the Lake for dinner at the Epicure. What a beautiful day! A great play, good company and conversation and lots of laughter....who could ask for anything more?! Wish we could take all our friends with us on Semester at Sea....what fun that would be!
Heard of the sad death of my friend Morag Fleming in Edinburgh last week. Morag and I trained together at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and then after we had qualified as SRNs (RGNs in Scotland...just to be different from the English!)shared a bed-sitter up in Marchmont. So many happy, and funny, memories we all have of those days. It was good to have Sheila in Toronto to talk to...she too was in our PTS (preliminary training school) at The Royal. We shall miss Morag at our Edinburgh get togethers with 'les girls' when next we visit....hopefully next year. So glad I saw Morag last year when I was over but of course never guessed it would be the last time.
Must do a test packing day....poor Bess!
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