Remember

Not a lot of news from your old flame recently, so I thought I'd rectify that.

We have been in New Hampshire apart from a week in Boston with Cas and Liz (forced on us by the weather here in the NE). Having said that, we were hardly 'slumming it' in a nearly 5,000 sq ft home. One other trip was to London, UK and Kent to celebrate my sister's birthday. One that she shares with you.

Whilst here we have been up to the usual winter pastimes skiing (mainly Ash), jet skiing and stuff around the acreage; with some shooting with the guys thrown in. It's nice to get away from our Florida life once in a while and, of course, Ash's parents are close by here and we both like the countryside. Somewhat bigger than over there. The land we own here is bigger in acreage than your home town! I checked. 

You probably think the same, but our time together seems like an aberration to me now. Nine years and life has moved on enormously. Funny, but it's not me that is set in my ways despite the additional years that I have over you. You are the one that is set in her ways, or is that perhaps 'trapped' by circumstances. Either way you made the wrong choice.

Also been spending time with the children and grandchildren - aged 9, 2 and 4 months. The latter two are mine - the former Ash's.

Remember your fiftieth? Recall where you spent it and the celebration? Your sixtieth was not quite so exotic, not even a proper party. Granma Dot's, Universal Grill, Sanibel Steak House, Manchester Airport Hilton. That small restaurant where we enjoyed a beer in Sorrento, La Lanterna. In Barcelona - the Pullman Hotel, my paella and coffee at the Marriott in Denia. Old Navy - recall that place up at the mall in FM? All events and memories from a decade or less, ago.

What memories do you have since then? None, I suspect, that can match what I have experienced since I moved on.... or even before you came along. Some sojourns in Spain and a couple elsewhere. I have been to London more often in the last year than you have in the last 8...and I live here in the USA! You surely missed out thru your impulsive decisions.

I always found it amusing too that your surname was share as a christian name by one of my oldest and best friends, namely 'BJ'. The difference is that he a really nice guy, an African American, and someone of considerable consequence in this world of ours. The same can't be said of you and your small circle. You were always the small town type weren't you, and still are.

Onto other things - we have bought a new home over there, in Belgravia, London. It's more central than Knightsbridge and we just love the property.

Back to Florida and the sunshine tomorrow 82 - 84F forecast for the next two days. Have some catching up on things to do there but time for a swim and a sail, I'm sure. How is the damp and dreary north of where you are?

No photos here, but I'll post a few when I get back tomorrow