I haven't been writing because I told myself this wouldn't be about youknowwho and honestly that's pretty much been the only thing on my mind since October.  But now I have something else to recount!

I just returned from a lovely trip to Cornwall.  On either end I had a couple of days in London and saw the child who against all of my teachings is growing quite independent of me.  I don't approve.

Cornwall is gorgeous!  Traveled with 3 of my favorite people.  We rented a cottage in Fowey, a little fishing/tourist town on a protected harbor much like BBH.  We found a couple of great pubs for our evenings, one of which I would gladly still be sitting in with it's warm fire and low ceilings and cats. 

The scenery is spectacular, especially when clear, which isn't often.   But when sunny the air is so damned clear the clouds really are like little sheep floating around up there.  They are 3 dimensional and just past fingertip reach.  One day we saw all four seasons, from sun to torrential rains then hail and wind and back to sun again, over and over all day.  Schizo weather.  We descended the giant's steps down a huge cliff and walked along a beautiful golden beach.  When the tides are out they are WAY out and the beaches seem endless but when in there is little sand at all.  D told me that a well-known artist loved painting in Cornwall for the light and these beaches with their gold sand.  Of course I can't remember who it is...

We did have one weensy EPISODE.  Mind you the first (and only time) I have driven in the UK was years ago when the sisters and I went to Cotswold.  In the first half an hour I had the left side mirror hanging by its' wires.  This time around N and P were our volunteer drivers.  We don't know whether it was the traffic cone or the weak bridge with it's unexpected curb that did it but alas our left front tire was kaput.  This was the 4 seasons evening and by the time we made it to a gas station to put air in the tire it was raining.  Hard.  From there we made it back to our village arriving on the rim and stopped just short of our street.  Our selfless drivers insisted on staying behind with the car to wait for the tow truck.  Fortunately we were not 10 feet from a conveniently located corner pub.  D and I delivered Gin and Tonics to the car and we all had a little cocktail. 

All in all a warm welcoming beautiful comfortable place.  Fish pie, local beer, cozy pubs, sea air, endless vistas, sheep (tho not enough for D who if she got off her skinny ass and came over here I could show her sheep!) hedgerows and camellia in abundance.  It was lovely.

 xxoo me
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