Got up at 3.30 am for the drive to Glasgow and the plane to Berlin. Locked up the old dear's flat for the last time, trying to shake myself awake so I wouldn't leave the gas on or a tap running.
As I was clearing the breakfast dishes, I realized there was no need to wash them up, and tipped them in the bin. Who says there was no fun in this trip!
Driving the hire car at 90 on the motorway, I had to open the windows and shake my head to avoid falling asleep. Not very safe. BTW the car cost only £26 for 24 hours. Dropping it off in a different city should have cost about £65, but I think the hire company must be desperate during the Edinburgh Trades. I thought it might have worked the other way round.
In Berlin now for a night with a friend I have known for 39 years, ever since Vinnie's Moll and I ran away to Germany and lived in her garage. There's nothing quite like old friends.
- iPhone post
Tuesday, July 5
Monday, July 4
progress
Took the stepdad's National Health hearing aids back to the Royal for recycling. Sunny weather so walked there and back. Reminds me of being 17 and newly arrived in Edinburgh. To work off stress I used to walk to places like Loanhead.
Nowadays I walk for pleasure and on errands. This is progress.
I found the old dear's super sharp cucumber slicer, so I thought I'd make sandwiches. It slices other things too, removing the tip of my finger. Blood everywhere.
Went for tea and biscuits with a neighbor, the old dear's chum. What a hoot and a sprightly old sweetie. One thing I've learned is how to take a liking to some people right away. If only she was 40 years younger we could have a thing. Plain *and* milk biscuits!
I said - you're not from Edinburgh are you?
She said - how did you know?
Me - you offered me tea when I got here.
Oh we laughed! The only thing I don't understand is what she could have had in common with the old dear.
6 a.m. and the woman downstairs is snoring as usual, but that's not why I dislike her. She's an NPD-ite and a blamer. I've no time for them. One thing I've learned is how to write off some people right away. Saves a lot of time.
- iPhone post
Nowadays I walk for pleasure and on errands. This is progress.
I found the old dear's super sharp cucumber slicer, so I thought I'd make sandwiches. It slices other things too, removing the tip of my finger. Blood everywhere.
Went for tea and biscuits with a neighbor, the old dear's chum. What a hoot and a sprightly old sweetie. One thing I've learned is how to take a liking to some people right away. If only she was 40 years younger we could have a thing. Plain *and* milk biscuits!
I said - you're not from Edinburgh are you?
She said - how did you know?
Me - you offered me tea when I got here.
Oh we laughed! The only thing I don't understand is what she could have had in common with the old dear.
6 a.m. and the woman downstairs is snoring as usual, but that's not why I dislike her. She's an NPD-ite and a blamer. I've no time for them. One thing I've learned is how to write off some people right away. Saves a lot of time.
- iPhone post
Saturday, July 2
flatheid flat out in the flat
The ex with the car and the muscles helped move several loads of stuff to the charity shop. Including two sets of Rosenthal china, which should get a good price unless the volunteers snaffle it.
I bought dinner for the ex, who has turned out as mental as the rest of us.
The flat is nearly emptied, apart from the stepfather's Playboy back-issues, so I might even get some time off to watch Wimbledon. The fridge is loaded with strawberries and two types of cream, one soya-based.
What I would really like is to take some time to contemplate the flat and the life that the old dear had here. But I'm a flatheid.
- iPhone post
I bought dinner for the ex, who has turned out as mental as the rest of us.
The flat is nearly emptied, apart from the stepfather's Playboy back-issues, so I might even get some time off to watch Wimbledon. The fridge is loaded with strawberries and two types of cream, one soya-based.
What I would really like is to take some time to contemplate the flat and the life that the old dear had here. But I'm a flatheid.
- iPhone post
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