Bring me sunshine...

Well, to be honest with you, I'd settle for a little creative boost. Sunshine is certainly not in short supply here. I already have the kind of tan people might expect a Mediterranean holidaymaker to have. But then I is a Ginger, init, so all I need to do is look at one of those sunshine symbols on the weather forecast and I get sunstroke.

Just had two days with Toby and Alan who were on a whistle-stop tour of the highlands. Did a couple of walks, ate fantastic food, got a bit pissed. Ahh, it were right nice - especially as it was my birthday on the 27/4.

Just watched a bit of the wedding this morning - cardinal sin, putting the TV on before teatime, but I suppose it was a valid excuse...

I was pondering levels of personal security the other day. Strange how when we live in houses, we think of ourselves as virtually unassailable; safe in our little castles, all locked up and secure. I noticed that when I first started living in the van, my sense of personal security was heightened. Over the weeks, this has dropped, but I still have to do the old 'lock routine' to make sure the van's secure while I'm away from it. I shouldn't be surprised. On one occasion when I was living on Plantation Rd, I actually drove back from the end of the road just to make sure I'd locked the front door. Old habits. Why, though, should I feel any less secure in a big old love bus than in a house?

Had a strange day just before my birthday. I was overcome by a terrible yearning to talk to my folks. I wanted to ring them and tell them where I was, what I was up to, talk to Dad about music, tell Mum there was an EWM in Ullapool, so she could go shopping! An awful feeling really - when you really want to do something but there is absolutely no way it could ever physically happen. I'm sure it will have a bit to do with the approaching period of isolation. Not that I'll be away from civilisation, just missing me mates I suppose...

Well, I think I'll bring this cheery blog to a close!

At least it was some writing practice - even if it was to skate across my psyche!

Over and out.