Perhaps not surprisingly I felt knackered yesterday and the malaise lingered on today. Not that I can sit down and do nothing – alas that is not me.
Yesterday I took up painting (picture variety as opposed to walls) for the first time in what must be 25 years. I am trying to paint a flower at the moment – one the first batch I have successfully grown from seed. And wow some of my old paints are still usable – shame about my painting skill tho’.
Today was time for a mooch round Brighton and Hove with the Mrs. I was rather hoping the high quality vinyl box re-release of Nick Drake’s “Five Leaves Left” would be out – but alas it wasn’t.
My favourite Record Shop in Brighton
I also found myself walking past a flat on Hove Seafront we lived in 25 years ago. For some subconcious reason I have been revisting places from my past recently. Maybe it is easy as I have lived in Sussex for most of my life or maybe I am getting ready for a change… last week I cycled past i) my Grandmothers house in Goring ii) the Bungalow I lived in, in Durrington, during the Winter of ’63 and iii) the house I lived in as a teenager in Steyning. While I also found my self reminiscing about concerts and things I had seen and done in Brighton and surrounding places over the years.
Monday morning and the summer crowds have started
It’s funny how we end up revisiting our past as we get older, every once in a while I drive by a empty lot where I spent a good part of my youth. No sure why but I always feel like I leave a piece of me when I leave. Excellent Blog and good luck on the painting.