SWEETIES

Hokay, let’s try that again... Everything’s off, the washing’s dry, my out-of-office replies are on, and it is very much time to go on holidays.

I know. I wrote all that earlier and then went into great length about how the barista at Starbucks called me ‘sweetie’ and I didn’t like it. But it failed the THINK test, that one, as it wasn’t kind. So I took it down. She was trying to do a nice thing in an unfriendly old world, and I think that’s fair enough. We should all have a go at that.

So, I’m off. Back in a week, hopefully having found a break from the old world myself! I will do my best to breathe in the air, throw my arms wide to the wind, roar into the sea, and be soaked by the spray.

At the beginning of the summer, I anticipated it being a difficult one. It has been, and this surreal week (which got even more peculiar) seems to have to rounded it off. So as the season changes, it seems right to wave goodbye to the summer and look for a little freshness and hope when I get back.

Catch you next week. Do nice things in an unfriendly world, Sweeties.