On Friday Philippa and I
lunched somewhat extravagantly at Harbourside where the food was on the
visually stunning side – and tasted very good too. We got there just after twelve and were
still happily setting the world to rights as it neared two thirty when several
of the staff asked if there was anything else they could provide. However, we are a sensitive pair and so we
got the message and at that stage departed, Philippa to catch her bus back to
Ponsonby and me to browse the yarns store in the Downtown shopping centre intent
on buying a `specials’ assortment for the knit&crochet blanket I currently
work on. Very dull I know, but one has
to do something whilst watching Coronation Street.
I must say I do enjoy lunching
with Philippa because not only is she invariably up to date with the lives of
our mutual friends and knows exactly who is considering new curtains for the
lounge or contemplating taking on a toy boy, she is apt to make flattering
comments about my books and is a first rate ego booster. And I must add here that in these turbulent days
of the demise of traditional publishing, anyone reckless enough to put pen to
paper, or fingertips to keyboard, needs all the ego boosting they can muster.
On Friday she said some very
complimentary things about In Disgrace
With Fortune (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/543243
now available at both Smashwords and
Amazon for those who might be interested.)
She told me that whilst being a personal story it was also a slice of
social history which was something that had not quite occurred to me although
now it has been pointed out, has become glaringly obvious. I had originally seen it as simply a glimpse
into an unhappy segment of one individual’s life, a catalogue of personal
events taking place half a century ago. Those
interested in the social consequences of the nineteen sixties will undoubtedly
see much more.
Sincere thanks to Philippa Tait for her
unfailing wisdom and good humour – and also for the Harbourside lunch which was
very, very enjoyable!
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