It was almost but not quite warm enough to sit outside. To me the Durham University Botanic Gardens (which if you’ve visited these pages before, you will know is a favourite place of mine) appear to exist in their very own micro climate. It’s a particularly sheltered spot, the sun shines more often here, or perhaps it’s just the way the great yew hedges trap its warmth and the glasshouses offer up the dry heat of the desert and the steamy, humidity of the tropics.
Today we sat inside in the café and enjoyed scones and gluten free brownies, coffees and teas. It’s a great place to meet friends, especially if as we did, you need to talk for at least three hours. We had a lot of catching up to do and were only finished as the café closed and even then we weren’t really done. But that’s the gift of special, long-held friendships; friends who are there for the bad times and the good. Friends who celebrate what you do.
On my way home I think how friendship is a recurring theme in my writing and how I need to be better at it.
Now after that lovely midday break, back to writing – I’m pleased to say I’m very close to finishing my current Millie and Bird collection.
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A lovely place to talk walk write and, as you say, nurture friendship which is the most civilised thing in this turbulent world wx
Most civilised!
I’ve never been to Durham but my godson went to uni there and it does sound fabulous. Also, there’s nothing better than a good catch-up with old friends. So glad you had a lovely day and that your writing’s still flowing! Ange xx
Thanks Ange – hope you’re writing is flowing too.