Things were far better in Hampshire today. Dad and I went shopping and despite being pretty deaf he is a sociable fellow (unlike me) so we got chatting to the lady in the Health Food shop. Had a lovely discussion about the beauty of Yorkshire, then I Told her about Homeopathy for Health in Africa - she was very interested.
Next I decided to try and find some more plates for the Tea Parties and so Told the lady in a charity shop. On the strength of that she dug out a whole batch of them for me (which was kind) and then wished me luck as I left (which was unexpected).
Back at his house I met a friend of my Dad who works in another charity shop and Told her - she was impressed and agreed to look out for bone china ware.
Finally, on the way home I called in on some family friends and saw the son - back from uni - and Told him! Youths seem to think volunteering in Africa is an exciting prospect, older people appreciate more that it could be a bit challenging for a fossil like me, nevertheless he thought it was a Good Idea.
To end the day we watched the sun go down in Gadget Dave's garden, whilst he brought out more and more gizmos. He had something that you could point at the sky and it showed a picture indicating the stars that should be there (need to wait a bit for that as it was still daylight - but impressive nevertheless). Then we invented a game where we would point to a plane in the sky (and there were a few) & he would use some whizzo software on his phone to tell us not only the airline but the destination of the flight. Unbelievable. I think my head exploded at that point...
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