my public (aka Albert) is clammering for more entries and I admit I've been remiss - Miranda and I had so much fun driving all over Mallorca, and then I thought I'd be able to catch up from the Sala Miro VIP lounge at Palma airport, but despite a full bar, they had no computers!
arrived in London Tuesday night and fortunately was braced for cold wet weather - it wasn't quite as frigid that 1st night as I'd feared, but the rest of the week has made up for it - and I really don't have the wardrobe for it! (I did get tempted into buying a T-shirt on sale at Harrod's on Wed. that has a union jack in silver crystals with 'Harrod's London' in acceptable small print underneath - but that shirt isn't much defense against the English cold) so I'm wearing my trusty silk long pants with African print that I bought in Ojai for 50 cents, on top of silk long underwear, on top of tights - adequate but certainly not too much for this delicate California flower
went to museums in London (V&A and Kensington Palace) and had lunch with my friend Kate - just before that I'd phoned our friend Maggie's mother to catch up - and found out that Maggie had died of stomach cancer 2 years ago! terrible and sad shock - a reminder that we have to keep up with and cherish our friends and family now because they may not always be around - Maggie and I had some great travel adventures (in fact my only prior trip to Mallorca had been with Maggie and her sister Sheila on a cheapo package holiday where British men lounged on the beach wearing handkerchief hats and turned beet red within minutes) - Maggie and I also did a package trip to Tunisia that was fantastic - she was also the one who got me into henna-ing my hair long ago - and we had so many crazy good times in London back in the day - she was a magical person
anyway I'm now in Poole visiting Nigel and Prue - it's really cold (as described above) but OK in the sunny patches - I'll really really try to upload some pix later today
