Saturday, 7 December 2024

Return to Goodluck Hope

Our last day in London and it was wet and blustery, what a difference from yesterday’s blue skies. We had a leisurely start to the day and James went out to get pastries which we ate with Ally and Cat while watching boats go by on the river. Then we all headed to an art studio at Goodluck Hope with Ally and Cat to see a painting that they had commissioned; they had seen it online but of course wanted to see it in the gallery. We met the artist Ian who was really pleasant. The painting is gorgeous and they went ahead and purchased it. While it was being wrapped up we went across to the lovely wee Orchard Café for lunch, which we used to frequent when Ally and Cat lived in Goodluck Hope. It was nice to be back near their old gaff, of which I was very fond, although I love their Limehouse flat with its amazing views even more. I can hardly believe that they have been living there for two years already. James and I decided to walk back to the flat which was about 4 km, and we had time for a wee cup of tea with Ally and Cat before setting off to Heathrow airport for our flight home. There was a very drunk lady sitting beside us who had travelled to London for the day but hadn’t been able to leave the airport because the airline had lost her mobility scooter. She said that she still had a good time though! The flight was an hour late taking off which didn’t please us but there were a lot of delayed flights in front of us due to Storm Darragh, which has been affecting the west of the UK today. Our take off was a bit bumpy due to the wind but not too bad once we got up high. By 9.30 p.m. we were home with the cats, who were both heartwarmingly excited to see us.  

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