Yesterday the temperature rose to 24 degrees and there was not a cloud in the sky. Davie and I had a pleasant day around the house and garden. Late afternoon I was lying in my hammock reading (Girl Reading by Katie Ward; interesting so far but very episodic, and kind of similar to Girl with a Pearl Earring because it fictionalises the circumstances around real paintings or photos) when I noticed that our garden is full of wildlife. There was a scratching sound and a grey squirrel appeared on top of the fence beside me; when it saw me turn to look it ran off along the fence in a hurry. Then a couple of magpies landed in the trees and started squawking really loudly at each other, I don't know if it was territorial or if it was about me. There were other birds wheeling about high in the sky. I'm not sure if Jack counts as wildlife - I'm sure that he thinks he is - he came outside to see me, declined my invitation to join me in the hammock and made himself comfortable in the flowerbed nearby. All this excitement kept distracting me from my book!
Today it was still warm but grey and drizzly. Davie and I went in for lunch in TGI Fridays and had a good laugh, we were estimating sizes e.g. an inch, a centimetre, a one pence coin, by drawing them on our napkins and then checking to see who was nearest to the correct size.
Later Heather came round for coffee; this is an unusual treat because we rarely get the chance to meet up during the week. We had a pleasant chat, we have been very good friends for a long time now and always have plenty to talk about. We also ate some of the lovely biscuits that Heather brought.
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