25 July, 2006 | Leave a Comment

It was a good day.

By happy coincidence, an American friend of mine is in London tonight. We had a nice long dinner at an Italian restaurant. (Neither of us had the energy to do anything more adventurous. As for me, I’m utterly exhausted.) It was strangely comforting to be around someone from home, someone who knew me before I came to London. We ate across the street from the British Library, my old stomping ground. While I always thought of it as an ugly building, tonight in the summer twilight it looked gorgeous. On the way home I felt a bit weepy. I still feel that way now, but it’ll pass.

In a previous post, I mentioned my pregnant friend here in the hall. She had her baby this past weekend and today I saw the little lass for the first time. The baby’s conception and birth have almost book-ended my stay in London and seeing her today brought my time here full circle in a way I can’t describe. She was having her very first outing this afternoon, a stroll around Brunswick Square. You can’t see a brand new baby and not think of beginnings and fresh starts. This symbol is particularly meaningful to me right now, given what I’ve been going through lately. It’s a memory I’ll carry with me for a while.

I’ve been so busy I haven’t had time to focus on my fear of flying too much. That’s good. I hope my British Airways pilots are home right now asleep, not out getting drunk. (Why does my mind always go to the bad place?)

I’ll write when I get to Los Angeles!

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1. korova Says:

   July 25th, 2006 at 10:54 pm

   have a safe journey!!!

2. tortiegirl Says:

   July 27th, 2006 at 6:08 pm

   Hello you darling creature –

   It was a marvelous dinner! Thank you for mentioning it. We both almost starting crying, we had such mixed feelings about returning to the U.S…….but I’m glad you’re back and sleeping well! I am too, for better or worse….. xxxx

3. Anglofille Says:

   July 27th, 2006 at 9:30 pm

   Thanks Tortiegirl!

   Glad you’re back. Can’t wait to see you again…perhaps in Paris?

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