6/14

Day Nineteen

Had a rather odd start this morning, waking up a bit early and then getting the news that a baby bird was in the kitchen. Frances had found it because one of her cats brought it in, and it was alive, so we put it in a box and fed it small worms every once in a while. We're keeping it until an animal shelter can come 'round by the house and pick it up to care for it. But after that strange occurance, I took a shower and did my final packing. I can't believe today was my last day with my grandmother. I'll miss her, and my other family, and the dogs, and all of Devon... Ah, well.

I'm in Cardiff now, staying with Jean, my dad's step-mother. When we arrived, we unpacked a little bit and got settled, and then we took a nice walk around the neighbourhood. It was a nice chance for my dad to see what had changed since the last time he had been here. The last time I was here.. Well, that was a long while ago. I think I was about seven... around there, yeah. 

After our walk, we came back and settled in the house some more. I spent most of the time on the computer, getting ready for the blog entry tonight and checking everything so I wouldn't have to later... basically just killing time. But when it came 8:00, we went out to the local pub. I was going to have a caesar salad, but the dressing was not G.F. so I ended up asking for honey mustard instead which also turned out to have gluten. So I had dry, think chicken breast strips thrown on top of a few lettuce leaves. It wasn't the best food ever, but I had a nice time talking to everyone and seeing the pub and the surrounding area.

With full bellies--well, most of us-- we went home and had coffee and biscuits and chatted for a while. I had to escape the conversation after about half an hour to write today's update. Annnddd now it is raining! I'm starting to hear the pounding of rain on the window before me. Such an oddly lovely sound...

You know whenever you meet someone, and they change your life? That can be a really good experience, or a really bad one. It depends on how the relationship goes. It's never good to end a friendship on a bad note. Even if you feel like you're getting even, staying on bad terms won't do you any favours in the future... and it might also leave you in a very awkward situation. So no matter how good it feels to ignore someone or be rude to them, please treat everyone kindly and don't leave your problems unsolved. It sucks when it catches up to you. Merci.*

*French: "Thank you."