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Bredonborough.
In the parking area, slabs of concrete have been removed, the ground level flattened, and brick laid. Walking along the former path, in the dark, wet & cold, was a slippery & perilous adventure. No longer.
17.54 World HQ.
Catching up & e-flurrying. A space that was tidy is now less so…
In respect of yesterday’s trolling along Piccadilly, sleepless & mostly slack, searching for an envelope & stamps, I e-mailed a visa-acquiring operative & asked whether it was, in fact, necessary for me to apply in person. The answer: yes, unless I had used their services. They have a special arrangement with the embassy. So, both views are correct: I did have to be there in person, unless I didn’t have to be there in person. Regrettably, I had been there in person.
"Suffering is our experience of the distance between what we are and who we wish to become."
