  Spent a lovely&nbsp;weekend with aunt and cousin at their cottage. Friday, walked to the lake after&nbsp;supper, stayed up late and talked over cups of tea. Saturday, early breakfast with aunt B. Her Parkinson's is quite&nbsp;obviously effecting her now, but amazingly, she seems to take it in stride. Breakfast turned into lunch&nbsp;once E got out of bed. Another walk through the fields and a game of Chinese checkers in the afternoon.
( This weekend was brought to you by Merchant Ivory Productions... ) Took the bus back to the city in the evening. 45 minutes late&nbsp;- this&nbsp;my friends is why I&nbsp;visit the countryside instead of live there. And many, many other reasons. J, home from the U.K., came over for supper.&nbsp;Very nice to see her, always feels like the other day, even though it's been six months. Sunday, spent pottering about&nbsp;the flat, eating&nbsp;chocolate anythings and watching my new Press Gang dvd (yeay!). "Have you any idea how humiliating it is to take your escape artist home in a box?". Heh. Best show ever. Still. Get it, you'll see. 
