Woke up after a good deep sleep, ran my two miles at a good pace (with some starting and stopping as I responded to texts from Margaret, reporting on her overnight flight home), made a welcome cup of coffee and enjoyed a fruit breakfast. As I started out in the chilly air, the skies were radiant with a startlingly vivid red sunrise.
I’ll shortly toast crumpets and make another cup of coffee, then off to St Michael and All Angels for our patronal this morning. I’m hoping that Margaret will get home before I leave, so that I can welcome her with gentle hugs before she collapses into sleep on the daybed with the ladies — who will positively freak out to see her again after two long weeks.