As some of you may know my dear old mum (72) has terminal cancer. She's had it a while now, so I'm kinda getting used to the idea, as are the rest of my (rather large) family. She's coping reasonably well, given the circumstances, as she's a fairly strong-willed old bird and simply refuses to give in to it. Showbiz to the end, darlings.
Anyways, since it's the Bank Holiday weekend and all, I'm clearing out of the Capital tomorrow and heading down to the area of the country I come from: the Sunny Southwest (I actually come from Plymouth, in Devon, which is just across the Tamar River from Cornwall). I'll be staying with a very dear friend and his family - the guy I travelled across America and Canada with back in '88. I've known him 25 years and I was best man at his wedding.
I'll naturally be popping in to spend some time with my Mum (she's at home, rather than in a hospital) and seeing one of my many sisters and her family and generally just lounging about in the glorious, p*sstakingly attractive Cornish countryside. I just hope the goddam weather is good. So much for climate change, huh? Every year they promise us better, warmer temperatures, more sunshine, but it
still hasn't arrived!
I'll still be able to log on to this joint, though, so expect to see me popping up to irritate and argue with you all weekend!
So, anyone else got some plans for the Bank Holiday break?
PS: I'm charging up my PSP for the trip. Time to get
serious with Dungeon & Dragons: Tactics!