The 20th of May. Another beautiful day in Lyme. This morning, Daddy and Christine were talking about going to see the ruins of some abbey which sounded (to me) like the worst idea in the world, so it was decided that they'd go there and Mommy and I would potter around here.

We went to get pasties for lunch, then went to The Sanctuary, which is my favourite bookshop in the whole world. I always get a Discworld novel, plus whatever other gems I can find. Then we made it about halfway to the Town Mill Bakery when my body just gave up - my back is gone from my strange walking over the past few days. So Mommy went to get the chair, and I waited on a step. She came back and took me to the bakery for coffee and cake. The cake was huge but the coffee was terrible. We wrapped up the remains of the cake (it really was huge) and came back.

Tonight we went to Hix! I had some fancy fish fingers and mushy peas (and a couple of ships), then the Peruvian Gold chocolate mousse which was divine. Super airy and whipped and I am desperate for the recipe but I suspect one needs some form of kitchen gadgetry.

Christine gave me a piggy back from the car to the house, and I got out of breath just holding on! I also nearly strangled her. Now, time for Mr. Drew, then sleep!

The 21st of May.

We have been so lucky with the weather this week, yet I have miraculously not caught the sun!

Spent my morning reading the paper again, and Christine went up to Amid Giants and Idols and brought me back a latte which was very nice.

After lunch, I walked down to the sea, popping into a shop to buy some burger earrings that I saw in the window (because why would you not?) and a Moomins magnet on the way. I sat in the sunshine with my iPod for about an hour, just feeling the sun on my skin and watching all the fun dogs. I walked down to Aroma again for another coffee, and I got chatting to two ladies who'd eaten last night at the restaurant we ate in this evening. They saw the picture of Lewis in my phone case and asked who he was, so I then had to explain the whole saga of my life. They couldn't believe that I could look so healthy on the outside, while my insides do God knows what. My appearance is deceiving, mainly because I don't want people to see me and immediately  know that I'm sick. When they left, I read the first chapter of The Quarry and bought a bag of coffee beans as I've nearly run out at home.

Tonight we went to The Millside for dinner and I had lobster linguine, climbed a lot of stairs through a swarm of midges, then needed Daddy to get the wheelchair to get me home, where the neighbours were having a ukulele singalong.

You said, remember that life is
Not meant to be wasted
We can always be chasing the sun!
So fill up your lungs and just run
But always be chasing the sun!