The last three weeks all seem to have run into one long blur. A lot of it through a haze of too many late nights and definitely too much wine. But fun! I am pleased to report that I have had no further bicycle incidents, despite going out for dinner again in high-heels and drinking more than the standard 'recommended' number of drinks before riding home. Oops!
Tomorrow I am off to Italy for three weeks. I will get to see the teenager, the parents and even the cousin (currently in disgrace for eloping and thus avoiding a cast of thousands wedding!). Ostensibly this trip is part of my research project, which involves looking at a lot of art and visiting the Venice Biennale, but which will also include a lot of food and wine 'research'! I can't wait! I have been given a gorgeous journal with lovely paper, so plan to do lots of little ink studies, it's a perfect size to carry around and rest on a cafe table whilst 'soaking up' the atmosphere!
Recently whilst trawling a dating website, and wondering just how many frogs one must kiss in order to secure a prince, I received an email from someone who sounds quite interesting and looks quite OK as well! And it seems that whilst he lives in the same city as me, he will be in the very same Italian town at the same time as me! This he mentioned before knowing that I was even going to Italy. Odd, huh? I may have to 'bump into' him there - it would be great cover from nosey teenagers as to how we met - and much more fun.
Blind Date No.2 sent me a text (two weeks later) saying it was "lovely to meet" me! Yes, that would be a euphemism! I'll forgive him the tardy text as he was actually away helping to save a remote village from immanent disaster. Luckily I don't mind, that inexplicable and often elusive 'chemistry' wasn't there really anyway. Cross fingers that it is for this one!
So back to packing, black, black and more black. I can't wait to see my daughter, and my family (best in small doses!). I will no doubt return fat, brown and hopefully with a lot of research done as well. See you all in three weeks,
Ciao for now,
Sunday x
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Have a great time in Italy - can't wait to hear all about it. x
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