The Golden Month
Taking time off, the best birthday gift ever
Dear Friend
How are you feeling today? It actually feels like summer has arrived, and long may it last. I was granny sitting yesterday, we ate lunch in the garden, picked some blackberries, which I thought was a bit early for berry picking season, but they tasted delicious and we chatted at length about our favourite authors.
Mandy isn’t my granny, I wish she was, she is so delightful, wise and witty. I was keeping her company for a couple of hours as her daughter was away attending to other family matters.
We also spoke about getting older. She told me that the best bit about being older, was becoming wiser and refusing to take any bulls**t. Granny also asked me what I had planned for my 50th. Good question granny! As August approaches, it’s a question I get asked quite a lot recently. I’ve been wondering whether to take the whole month of August off?? It’s an idea I’ve been pondering for almost a year, but it seems indulgent, especially as I’m accustomed to the relentless pace of r…