Sorry for being a misery

Ahoy there! sorry for not posting for eons but I have been somewhat out of sorts after my long awaited trip to Ipswich. Firstly, because we cadged a lift there of course I was unable to visit all the places I was looking forward to seeing i.e. Halfpenny home, Southwold, Aldeburgh, house in the clouds...the list goes on. I've pretty much always hated group dynamics 'does anyone want to go anywhere?' well you either keep quiet and go with the crowd (five couples in this case) or make a suggestion and then risk being squashed completely. Now bearing in mind Suffolk is not the sort of place you go to very often as it is a five hour drive I thought a morning in Aldeburgh could be slotted into a four day trip but no, apparently it was a step too far ! Well  being the sort of person to keep the peace at whatever cost I just got on with the usuas trailing around the shops although I did get a lovely skirt from White stuff in the sale, that pink blotchy one, did anyone else get it? they seemed to have hundreds of them! So anyway, then there was the incident! of which I cannot give too many details but it resulted in someone I have known for a while being really not nice to me. now I know this sounds childish but I really don't like unpleasantness at all, there's usually no need (we are adults for goodness sake)  I found out later I was the second in the firing line so that made me feel a lot better, but it really took the shine off the weekend and made me just want to go home.

So it was farewell suffolk, I feel like we were never properly introduced but I'll be back some day especially as they had the decency to name a street for us! little tinkers they really shouldn't have!
Anyway, only other exciting thing has been my annual trip to Scarborough Literature Festival, stop sniggering at the back just because it's the last stop on the line doesn't mean we ain't got no culture! The main reason of course is to suck up to Kate Atkinson, she of literary fame

As you can see she is thrilled to see me! we went to rival schools, she went to Queen Annes and I went to Mill Mount (all girls schools of course) and I'd just reminded her that we used to thrash them at hockey, fortunately she didn't suggest a rematch! I actually love her writing and you must, must ,must watch the Jackson Brodie mysteries that have been made into tv dramas and start sometime in june. Can you see Suzanne? don't know why Victoria wasn't there, we used to have a book club but it degenerated into drinking wine and streaking each others hair! perhaps you were right about the lack of culture after all !!