I left Edinburgh yesterday and spent the night at a friend's house in Dunfermline - we chatted about art and travel and photography as all three are shared interests. I shall miss our monthly excursions to sketch things or photograph things or simply to enjoy coffee and conversation. It was Colin who introduced me to a form of watercolour sketching that is small enough to carry with me all the time and will be going with me to Missoula. If only photographic equipment was so light in weight!
This past week has included a lot of exercise that is useful training for lifting heavy things: it's called moving house. In my case it has meant moving from a small flat to a small self-store storage space. For some reason this has involved a much larger number of boxes than I had expected, a much larger storage space than I had imagined, and many trips in a vehicle full of boxes, both on my own and with the help of a friend - thanks, Archie. Fitting things into the storage space has been an interesting challenge akin to a 3D jigsaw puzzle, one repeated as I loaded up my very small car with lots of things to take with me to my new address in the Midlands.
So here I am, half way between Edinburgh and my folks' house that will be a base while I'm away. In a few hours time I'll be in the Midlands. In 10 days time I'll be in Montana.
Time to move on.
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