We’ve been married a ridiculously long time: so much for the friends and family who said it would never last. I think it’s more of a tribute to his patience and sense of hope; as for me, well, I can be pretty stubborn.
It’s the Sunday before May Day: fitting that I’m writing this in the garden. A garden which is rather cold, but that’s British weather for you.
It’s early evening now, and I’ve moved back inside. Another day has passed: it’s now officially May Day, a Bank Holiday. What am I doing for the bank holiday? I thought I’d do a list.
SOME OF THE SIDE BENEFITS OF HAVING MARRIED THE BELOVED:
- Knowing that the follow up verses to “Graceful fat Sheba/ she works with a meat cleaver” is “She smiles as she hacks up a pig”.
- Curry is good.
- So is beer.
- Also Chinese food.
- That if you make savings in other areas of your life, there’s always money for another book.
- Wholemeal toast is better than white toast. It also smells better.
- It’s perfectly fine for women to have platonic male friends, and vice-versa. (1)
- That men can cook, women can cook, and, more over, I could learn to cook despite being in my 30s.
- You can bake a lot of things with wholemeal rather than plain, and they’ll turn out fine.
- Museums are good, good things (2)
- Christianity is not the only religion.
- A friend worth keeping is a relationship worth cultivating.
- Sometimes it’s nice to just be together, even if you’re doing different things (eg, one reads, the other writes).
- Five miles really is a long way away.
- Jethro Tull is quite a good band.
- There’s nothing abnormal about having a Dalek in your front room.
- Even if your house is a terrace.
- Singing together is fun.
- So is making up funny, preferably rude, lyrics to old songs.
- Keep track of your mobile, for pity’s sake.
- York is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
(1) I already knew this in theory, but it was nice to see it in practice.
(2) Again, I knew this, but good to have it confirmed.
sheila north 