Curtains drawn, lights on, nice and cosy and warm and I feel so incredibly sorry for those poor people up in the North of England who are having the most appalling weather and are being flooded out. The torrential rain and wind seems to be unremitting and the emergency services are stretched to the limit. We had a sudden downpour earlier this afternoon with a roaring wind whipping up all the leaves and throwing them in the air, but it only lasted a short time, so heaven knows what it must be like to have it non-stop. I am very glad to be indoors safe and sound.
Lazy day today and just lolling around reading and writing. Made a batch of leek and potato soup earlier this afternoon, some to eat now, some to freeze and also a casserole, ditto and it is so lovely to have the time to potter in one's kitchen with no time restraints at all.
My elder daughter, Kathryn, was with me Thursday evening and Friday morning – she had come down to London for a job interview and called in afterwrds to see me and stay the night so a bonus to see her before Christmas which was when I was next expecting her. As you know, I ramble on about my family and chat on Random and I am always pleased at the kind response I receive from regular readers, so I am now going to tell you that this job is in Sydney, Australia. I lived and worked there many moons ago and I know full well that Kathryn will fit in beautifully and have a wonderful time. I also know that she has reached a cross roads in her life and needs a change and a new challenge and if she is lucky enough to be offered a position, I will be delighted. I will also be desolated and the thought of my darling daughter being so far away fills me with sadness. I know I can go out and see her, it is easier than it was, I know there is email, mobile phones, Skype and all sorts of ways that make travelling to the other side of the world not as daunting as it used to be and I also know that as she lives in Leeds I don't see her all that often anyway, but but but…
I sincerely hope she gets the position and I will wave her off and wish her well and then come home and bawl my eyes out. I am probably, in fact definitely, getting a tad previous here but I like to try and face up to things and sort them out head on if at all possible, so I am already planning my trip out next Christmas, have priced flights (yes I know…..) and I have even found a nice apartment to rent on Bondi Beach just round the corner from where I used to live all those years ago. By having this plan in place and ready to go, I can cope with it all. So I will keep you informed and I can truly, honestly say I do hope she is successful as it is what she wants.
Not forgetting of course, that I am a very lucky woman who is to be a grandmother for the first time next year and I have been told that I will be getting a granddaughter which has thrilled me no end. I have been warned off knitting anything in pink by my feminist daughter, so I will do what I am told (that's a first) and am looking at white and cream at the moment. So there is a lot going to happen to our family in 2010 and I will keep you posted. I have to say the thought of posting from Bondi Beach is a very alluring one….
And now, supper calls and I have been to the DVD store and rented State of Play which both Helen and Kathryn have raved about. I am very partial to Russell Crowe and Helen Mirren, who I admire enormously is in it too, and then I have Star Trek, also on the recommendation of Daughter No 2 so I shall be spending a very slothful evening on the sofa.
Back tomorrow folks and I hope you are all having a good restful weekend as well.
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