Weekend Reflections

I watched all four rugby world cup games this weekend. That may sound selfish, considering we had a guest, but let me explain. Friday night involved quite a lot of wine. Sophie needed to relax and needed to get a few things off her chest, so we plied her with plenty of vino and let her unload a few work woes. So, for her, Saturday morning was mostly about sleep and recovery. Then, at about 11pm that evening, the girls decided they should have a Sunday morning shopping spree together, spending money on clothes and spending time talking about things they wouldn’t want to discuss with me around. So I happily let them head off into the big city and I watched Wales beat France, and South Africa beat Japan and then I had a nice roast lunch waiting for them on their return.

All in all, it was a mighty fine couple of days. Sophie, I think, is still a bit lost without Tamara in her life. I know it’s been a while, but she obviously hasn’t got over the split and isn’t sure how to move on. I tried to stay out of it. The good thing about having a gay sister is that we can relate to the fact that we both fancy females, but if I start talking to her about the way women are in relationships, I’m not just using a shared point of reference, I’m slagging off her own sex. So I decided to let her and Philippa have a chat about it, while I nipped in and out making tea.

RC 21-10-19