2011 — 16 December: Friday
Happy birthday, Christa, wherever you are.1 Later today I'm heading off up the A34 to my cousins in Birmingham for the weekend. Before that, definitely time for some sleep. Though delayed, a little, by the matter of eight important updates that were just waiting to leap aboard BlackBeast. What a warm glow that gives me.
Well, it's cold...
... and wet, so what else is new for mid-December? I was mulling over how (un)often I've driven up to the Midlands since Christa's death and came up with half a dozen times (plus one trip when Big Bro was here and did the driving). My very first time was within a week of getting my driving licence when Dennis (my instructor) rode shotgun with me as I hotly pursued the "Pass Plus" certificate and got some motorway experience. Not to mention a taste of rain and typical night-time Friday busyness...
Since I've now clocked up almost exactly an order of magnitude more mileage than I had then I'm feeling slightly more confident. Mind you, I am four years older :-)
That's all for now
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