But not yet! Six weeks tomorrow, to be exact. K and I, after discussing our accommodation options, have settled on, booked and had the booking confirmed for a two bedroom ground floor flat in a South Coast seaside town. It might seem a bit of an odd choice, but K is getting rather too old to want to share a hotel room with me, and booking two single rooms is an expensive hobby, given that single rooms always tend to cost more, pro rata, than a double, so getting a whole property, two bedrooms, living room, kitchen, bathroom, even a washing machine, in the unlikely event of either of us suddenly feeling domestically inclined, for around the price of a decent quality B & B double strikes me as a good deal. It'll be self-catering, of course, so the cost of food will have to be factored in, but, even so, it's still the best option in the circumstances, as far as I'm concerned. One day, probably, will be taken up with K's trip to her potential 'uni town', but the rest of the time should be free for 'outing and abouting'. Should be a good trip!
Just as an aside, a face from my past came to mind while I was writing this post. Our former next door neighbour boy from when we first moved to Cornwall, the one who might very well have been not only willing, but eager to engage with me when he was around 14, had I not been too scared to go through with it, went to the same university that K is looking at. And, unless I've seriously misconstrued something I found when I did a web search for him a few minutes ago, he's got a boyfriend/male partner. If only I could go back to that summer evening in Cornwall, and have the chance to react to his implicit invitation differently. Hindsight, as I've said more than once, is the most useless commodity known to man. *Sigh*
1645 edit: K has corrected me, so my link was a spurious one - there are two universities in the town concerned, and K is looking at the one that our former neighbour didn't go to. Doesn't change the fact that I wish I'd been braver in 2003, though. :(
Love & best wishes to all
Sammy B
Just as an aside, a face from my past came to mind while I was writing this post. Our former next door neighbour boy from when we first moved to Cornwall, the one who might very well have been not only willing, but eager to engage with me when he was around 14, had I not been too scared to go through with it, went to the same university that K is looking at. And, unless I've seriously misconstrued something I found when I did a web search for him a few minutes ago, he's got a boyfriend/male partner. If only I could go back to that summer evening in Cornwall, and have the chance to react to his implicit invitation differently. Hindsight, as I've said more than once, is the most useless commodity known to man. *Sigh*
1645 edit: K has corrected me, so my link was a spurious one - there are two universities in the town concerned, and K is looking at the one that our former neighbour didn't go to. Doesn't change the fact that I wish I'd been braver in 2003, though. :(
Love & best wishes to all
Sammy B
Hi Sammy
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a nice holiday at the seaside, and as you already mentioned, it will be nice to have some quality time with K.
Just a quick comment really on your "aside" - All I can say is "been there, done that", several times over. It's par for the course, I'm afraid. And the way things are nowadays, I suppose it's one less thing to worry about in between bouts of kicking one's self. As you so rightly suggest, hindsight benefits no one.
Warmest regards - Dave
Hello Dave
DeleteIt might, actually, be the last holiday (or short break, if I'm being realistic about the scope of our trip!) K and I take together - she's 18 in just a few months time - so I'd like to make the most of it.
As far as the 'nearly' moment with our former neighbour goes, it's the only realistic chance I've had to be with a boy in the last 25 years, if not longer. No use brooding about 'might have beens', of course, but it was interesting to find that (there's a very good chance) he is gay, as I suspected at the time.
Love & best wishes
Sammy B
Sounds wonderful! WOOT WOOT! I am still writing my epic blog post for my latest journey! I do so hope you have a WONDERFUL TIME WITH K!!!!
ReplyDeletePeace <3
Jay
Hello Jay
DeleteAs I said to Dave, it might be the swansong as far as 'family' style holidays are concerned, so it would be nice if it could be a good one. And I don't see any reason why it shouldn't be.
Love & best wishes
Sammy B