The Old Friend

This is a warming 6 of Cups and it brings simplistic messages to my door. As a card connected to the past and friendship, it brought a phone call from my old friend Kate tonight, to try and organise getting our families together tomorrow. What with her being unwell and moving out of her cottage at the same time that we moved to the bungalow, we haven't spoken properly in weeks. We had a catch up for an hour this evening and hope to drive over to hers tomorrow daytime. My mum can hardly walk at the moment, so I don't know whether my parents will come or not. We missed doing the whole Christmas Eve thing last year, due to Kate having the flu. The snow managed to sabotage just about everything else.

Last night was lovely. We went to the local pub restaurant and had a nice meal. I sidestepped Dukan for the night as it is such a pain to try and find something on a menu that strictly adheres to the diet. I still had the least fatty thing I could find and cleared my plate. Three friends met us there and were great company. We all laughed a lot, and as per usual, were the last to leave.

I stayed home today and didn't do much. In fact, I didn't do anything. My uncle and cousin came to look at the electrics and plan the pulling out of the kitchen for the refit, so aside from showing my face, I have been locked away in here for the entire day. It feels as though Christmas has been coming for ever and I am kind of looking forward to getting it all over and done with, if I am honest. The long nights are becoming a little depressing.


Illustrations from The Sasha Fenton Tarot by Sasah Fenton and Samantha Bale