Moving on..

At last, the news we have been waiting for; a reason to celebrate. This afternoon at 3.15 I had a phone call from our Solicitor to tell me that we had exchanged on Son's flat. Sold, and completing on 21st of this month. It was so exciting that I felt almost detached from it. I called Son and told him - and he was naturally ecstatic. Daughter next, and she was very excited. And then I tried to call various friends, but no-one was in!! So frustrating not to be able to pass it on. Anyway, this evening I have had time to let it settle. I have Grandson staying over tonight, so I will go out and celebrate tomorrow. Two more weeks and then I can get on with whatever it was I was doing before. Life, I suppose. And writing. It will seem strange at first to have all the time in the world to do my own thing. A mother's place..

Dear old Terry Wogan is back on the steam radio in the mornings. And as I have a Student to get breakfast for, it's lovely to have his banter to listen to first thing. My new Foreign Student is only 21, a small, rather elfin young man, who speaks very good English. When we were eating supper last night, I asked what his Father does for a living, just by way of conversation, and he told me that he "buys and sells money". Very nice. A Currency Broker in Zurich must be doing pretty well, I think. Anyway, this evening my Student informed me that his Father wants to come to Brighton for a weekend soon, to see how his Son is doing. I was asked to recommend a hotel, and immediately thought of the Hotel du Vin. As I said, if I was coming to Brighton, money no object, I would definitely stay there. It's gorgeous.
I'm just going to get on their website and print off the details for Mirko. This could get interesting...