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The day before the day before something is a curious time. Anticipation is building yet it's not actually the day, or even the day before the day..
Have been out and had a haircut and bought a few new clothes specially for the occasion. Now just bored waiting...
Happy St Patrick's Day to be sure to be sure..
Breaking News : Mal will be wearing only a kilt for the entire trip or so rumour has it. I did promise you that this blog will give an (almost) true and (mostly) accurate record..
Mark Wilkinson.. in St Albans..
Well.. it's been a long while since the last post and not a great deal has changed except the date. We are now into the final countdown.. nails are being bitten to the quick, clothes are being washed.. maps are being pored over...
Hayling Island here we come...
As most of you know uncle passed away today,I was with him for 3 hours just holding his hand and talking to him. I knew he was going to die and was prepared ( in my own way) for it. I said all the things I wanted to say to him and thought long and hard about staying another hour. Rightly or wrongly I decided to leave him. Drove home to hear the house phone ringing..it was the nursing home, he'd passed away an hour after I left! Just my luck..but then thinking of it I don't know if I'm sort of glad...
Despite my promises to myself to give my job a fair chance it looks as though I've managed to last all of two days because after this morning I'm almost certain I can never go back again. I just don't need the stress or the misery. My job has changed out of all recognition and I just don't feel up to the challenge of learning all the new tasks they want me to take on. I had to choke back tears more than once and took in almost nothing I was being shown. All I could think of was that...
I am sorry I haven't been around much lately. I have just dropped in to let you know that my beautiful brother left us on Saturday 10th March 2012 at 9.45pm. I will be back to tell you all about it but for now I will leave you with a poem I created from a vision I had a few weeks ago.
Much love and squidgy hugs,
Nin xxx
DESTINATION
Standing alone in the station,"A strange place to be", he thought
There were no arrivals on 'Train Information'. No ticket had he bought
From...
