It’s
been a while. Sorry about that. I was first on retreat myself for almost 3
weeks and then really busy with work. I am very happy to say that I shall start
a new job on 24th September.
Today
I was off work - the first day of a nice, long bank holiday weekend - and after
pottering about the house a bit I strolled into town to do a little shopping.
That was surprisingly exciting as I walked into the filming of a new episode of
“Lewis” outside Rumsey’s. This is now the
second place I lived in England, where they film murder mysteries. (At the other place they filmed an episode of "Midsummer murders".)
As
I walk back home and just turn into the cul-de-sac end of the street we live
in, I wave at the old couple across the road. I never really speak to them but
I say hello when they are out and about, which they are quite a lot as they
like to set up camp outside their front door on two chairs when the sun is
shining. (This fact should have really given me enough information not to be
surprised at what happened next).
“When
is he coming back then?” he shouts across to me. How the hell does he know, I
wonder, but I reply politely “At the end of October” feeling a bit
uncomfortable about having to shout the fact that I’m husbandless in our home
for another two months across the road for everyone to hear. “Blimey” he goes.
“Where is he?” And I hear the words “Spain” and “Sierra Nevada” and “heat wave”
leave my mouth while I try to fumble my door keys out of my handbag. I start
walking towards the door of our house to stop being forced to broadcast even more
intimate details of my life to the rest of the village and quickly go inside.
Once inside, I’m wondering if, at this end of the village, I’m providing the entertainment
rather than a murder mystery film crew.
Who else might know?
The
front door and security issue bullies its way back into my mind and without
hesitation I decide that it’s going to be locked from now on.
Call me paranoid but I don’t fancy playing the lead role in a real murder mystery just
to up the entertainment factor for my neighbours.
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