Tales From The Crypt - Sunday 1st August 2021
Son #3's up even earlier than me today - he's off up to London to meet his gf for a pre-birthday celebration and I'm due to go for a walk and birthday lunch with a friend near Theale, a place I've not revisited since the school reunion in 2016. Son #3's already gone before I finish getting ready and the carer's arrive before I've finished as well, though it's not long before I'm fully up. A message confirms the time and location for the walk meetup: car park of the Fox and Hounds pub in Theale at 11:00. I've got a bunch of stuff to get done before then, as I'll have to leave around 30 minutes earlier to get there in time. Great walk, pub lunch and company: it was slightly odd meeting my friend as a friend only, as the previous times we've met have been on dates. I seem to acquiring new female friends, but none with whom there is that elusive spark of something more. To be fair, in this instance the friend-zoning is mutual for a whole h...