I’m off to Buxton today,
The Derbyshire Spa town, is very roughly half way between Wales and Sheffield.
I’m meeting my “spinal” injury mates
Sarah and Nigel, two people who have part of my life for 34 years.
These two have followed me, supported me, liked and loved me for a generation and it was time we met up again to touch base, revisit each other and share ourselves as we used to when Sarah was a matron and Nigel and I were Charge Nurse managers.
I love these guys, I love them so much
They walked beside me for years in Sheffield
Walked beside me, tutored me and guided me
That’s so important
So we are catching up over coffee and lunch and chatter .
In Buxton
Have a lovely day.
ReplyDeleteWe did , we talked for four hours in the botanical gardens cafe with tea and pizza
DeleteI thought you might be seeing something at Buxton Opera House. Anyway, it's a nice day to visit Buxton and catch up with old friends.
ReplyDeleteI know I’ve seen something there, perhaps a play my friend John was in
DeleteIt was probably Follies - you left your car door wide open all evening by mistake if I remember correctly.
DeleteEnjoy. It'll be wonderful. xx
ReplyDeleteIt was
DeleteHave a wonderful day! No better place than Buxton! Part honeymooned there aeons ago, and my father was there in WW2 when the riding school was a hospital for war wounded. So much to see there and enjoy. I am envious!
ReplyDeleteIt’s a pretty place, my friend Nigel is thinking of retiring there
DeleteWonderful! Have a great day. Xx
ReplyDeleteI did thank u x
DeleteI hope you have a wonderful day, it sounds like you might. xx
ReplyDeleteSue, old friends meeting up, just chatting and laughing and eating
DeleteThe best kind of day! Enjoy
ReplyDeleteIt was a just a 90 minute drive , how easy we limit ourselves
DeleteHave fun! We were talking about keeping touch with former colleagues and friends today - I have been an itinerant contractor for years but in a couple of roles have really bonded with some people and we regularly catch up and support one another. Tiems are tough here with our new right wing government insisting the civil service drop thousands of roles, which has made my city, the capital, really depressed. But we support one another!
ReplyDeleteYes , I loved just sitting in the sun, overlooking some beautiful gardens and chatting
DeleteEnjoy your day. Suddenly a downturn John but I am still up - don't want to spend any more days in bed all day than I absoluteky must. x
ReplyDeleteHello, Ms. Weaver! I was out looking at spiderwebs woven in the grass this morning and instantly thought of you! Warmest regards,
DeleteCeci
So good to hear from you Pat. Best Wishes from Georgia USA - Jackie
DeleteGood to see you're still up and about, dear Pat!
DeleteWaving at you from Virginia where we had mizzle this morning and sunshine with humidity this afternoon. Our lemonade hydrangeas and watermelon pink Crepe Myrtles are blooming and are lovely.
Gentle hugs from afar...
There’s life in the old gal yet x
DeleteHello Pat! It’s about 70F here in Seattle and partly cloudy. The house sparrows are singing away and the neighborhood roses and mimosa trees are in full bloom. So nice to see your comment!
DeleteGood morning Pat - I've just been in the garden with my dogs and as I walked along the concrete path I noticed the snails have appeared again x 🐌🌺
Deletewell done flis reminding pat of something she can no longer do
DeleteHave a great day Buxton is the place I was born almost 60 years ago and still have family there. Heather
ReplyDeleteIt has a charm
DeleteThis sounds like it will be a soul-enriching day in Buxton.
ReplyDeleteI noticed there was no silences , just gentle pauses
DeleteHave a lovely day. x
ReplyDeleteWe did
DeleteJust last week as I was unloading my groceries from the car, a grey haired man stopped and told me his name.. he had worked in our store when he was a teenager. The funny thing was that I had been thinking of his father who was a very tough immigration officer in those days, just the day before. Jimmy has been back living in the family home now for several years. We had a lovely catch up as I’m sure you will have today. Gigi
ReplyDeleteWe laughed and talked of getting old
DeleteHave fun!
ReplyDeleteIt was gentle fun
DeleteHave a wonderful day as I am sure you will do.
ReplyDeleteIt made me feel that I should have done more with them when I was married
DeleteEnjoy the day.
ReplyDelete❤️
DeleteGood to be loved! and to love.
ReplyDeleteI am lucky to have friends like these guys
DeleteHave a lovely day, I used to live in Buxton, it's a great place.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
I don’t know the town well, but I liked what I saw
DeleteCheers to Sarah, Nigel and John - enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI think another meet would be lovely later in the year x
DeleteHuman connection is so important. The real ones are what sustain us throughout our lives.
ReplyDeleteYou always say it the best
DeleteThe last time I was at Buxton Opera House was in 2021 to see my friend Janie in A Little Night Music, which was wonderful. I've performed there in a couple of very big shows too - Bel Ami
ReplyDeleteHaven’t I seen you in something there John ….. ?
DeleteSee the comment above. Follies is one of my obsessions and I think one of my better performances. It was the show that brought me out of a long acting retirement.
DeleteI always think it's called Buxom; which isn't a bad thing!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to drink the water
ReplyDeleteI bought a bottle
DeleteFriends of the road are nice, but friends of the heart, like Sarah and Nigel, stay with you forever - no matter the distance - and you never, ever run out of things to talk about no matter how long it's been since you last spoke. Hope the weather and traffic made the trip there and home again a pleasure. I know your lunch and coffee together once more was a sheer delight.
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Babs , summed up very well as usual
DeleteIt was lovely just sitting there and in one moment listening to Nigel and Sarah joust
How wonderful to have people like that in your life! Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteI am lucky to have more friends to catch up with, I am serious I need to catch up with them too
DeleteSounds like an absolutely wonderful day! Enjoy!!!
ReplyDeleteHope you all had a good lunch together.. keeping in contact with those friends is a must xx
ReplyDeleteIt’s been a nice day
DeleteThe weather you're having in the UK at the moment, the people you met with and the place you went, Buxton, must have made for a very memorable pleasant day. And that all in all is the best of the very best. Hope it was a blast.
ReplyDeleteThe weather was lovely, we sat and talked at table in a cafe in the botanical gardens for three hours
DeleteAnd we had pizza
ReplyDeleteYou are in my list
ReplyDeleteWonderful day in an interesting town. It looks quite far, 80 miles? A stay over trip? Did you drive?
ReplyDeleteYes I drove over and back in the day, well worth it
Deletelovely! Good for you!
DeleteI was born and brought up in Buxton. Worked at the Devonshire Royal Hospital. Glad that you enjoyed your day there. It is a lovely town.
ReplyDeleteCatching up with those people who remain connected down through many years (and the ups and downs) is so heartwarming, I'm glad you were able to do that. Buxton brought back memories for me - we stayed in Buxton about 10 years ago, and did Little Moreton Hall, Bakewell, and a couple of other lovely places from there as our base. Our previous stay was at a wonderful B&B called B...(?) on the Water, but it had closed meanwhile.
ReplyDeleteI was so pleased to see Weaver's note - I think of her often, and hope she's comfortable and still enjoying her garden.
A lovely place to meet up and catch up with good friends.
ReplyDeleteOld friends are the best they love you warts and all. If we have old friends we are very lucky.
ReplyDeleteIrene