Chops away!

I am reading about about digital minimalism. It's possible I'll be around here even less often over the next month.

Went to Cheltenham by bus to meet friend D in a bookshop, where I bought the above-mentioned book. Went to Hotel Chocolat because D somehow felt I'd been cheated of a birthday present because I hadn't wanted chocolates last time I met him! Chose a box of chocolates. The things we do for others! Went to a new Greekish restaurant in Bennington street. It's very nice, but not a taverna, which I think is what D was hoping for. 

Had far too many lamb chops. D had pork souvlaki, and took some home in a box. Went to cinema to see Wicked Little Letters. I wasn't convinced by all the swearing but I thought Timothy Spall, Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley played their roles well. It's what I used to call a Sunday-afternoon film. (Before we spent our Sundays stopping up mouse-holes, that is. When we were a bit more laid back on a Sunday).

Caught the bus back. Saw D onto his bus. He is so doddery these days, it's awful. On my return journey, I saw a golden cloud shaped like a flying saucer hanging over Matson, a less-than-affluent suburb of Gloucester. Unfortunately, whatever their reasons, the aliens decided not to land there, and the cloud moved on. Eat your heart out, Neil Young.