Sara’s 54th birthday today – and also a day of anniversaries
of disasters - Lincoln’s assassination,
Titanic sinking, Hillsborough Stadium disaster.
Unfortunately, today another one was added to that list – the Boston Marathon
bombing and as I write this the full effects of these double explosions is
still to be revealed. I worked this
morning on finalising my church history essay which I sent off to my
tutor. Sara and I then drove to Romsey
and Chandler’s Ford to photograph the various houses in which she had lived
both with her parents and later on her own or in her previous married
life. We did get a few worried stares
from neighbours as I got out of the car and took photographs – especially in
the Close where she had lived with her parents next door to Myrna (see
photograph). After our photographic expedition,
and a brief stop at Asda’s for some important shopping, Sara and I went to the
Water Margin Chinese Restaurant in North Baddesley for a light meal from their business
lunch menu – soup, a main course and coffee/tea. I must enjoyable meal and an opportunity to
chat. It is always good to take time out
from our busy schedules. We stopped
briefly in Romsey to post letters and get some birthday cakes from Waitrose to
take back for tea with the kids. I felt
really tired after not having slept very well last night so slumped on the couch
and watched the baseball game from Boston (Boston Red Sox v. Tampa Bay Rays). Boston won 3-2. I was amazed to see so many families at the
game on a Monday until the commentator told us that it is Patriot’s Day in the
USA. Little did I know that Boston would
hit the headlines only a matter of a couple of hours later when the two bombs exploded
in Boylston Street downtown. We watched
on TV as the horror unfolded. Sara’s
Somerset flag will be replaced by the Stars and Stripes at half-mast tomorrow.
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