The ‘phone rang . . .
. . . on Monday night. It was Callum calling to ask if we were available for a visit. ‘Of course,’ we said. ‘When?’ thinking it would be at the weekend.
‘I’m just round the corner,’ he said. Actually, he was about fifteen minutes away, but close enough to pass for ‘just around the corner.’ He was in the area for business and having to stay overnight in a hotel.
Roxy and Gilbert were overjoyed to see him.
He stayed for a couple of hours and he and Barry set the world to rights in their usual fashion. Then he left for a meeting.
‘I hope it goes well,’ I said.
‘We’re meeting
over a pint,’ he said.
That was bound
to be successful, I thought.
These
unplanned visits are such a welcome surprise.
I like to have an hour's warning so I can clean the living room and the kitchen :)
ReplyDeleteI like to have warning too, so at least the bed can be smoothed and newspapers removed to the back porch.
ReplyDeleteI think I also fall into that hour's notice crowd! But still a surprise visit is sometimes nice.
ReplyDeleteUnplanned visits are often to be cherished. Love a pint too
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