Me: I was thinking.
Nell: Here we go.
Me: The thing to do at this time of year is to embrace the changes like Dave and Harriet.
Nell: What changes?
Me: The waning of the year and the gradual drift towards winter.
Nell: Gradual drift? We’re not in a snowstorm.
Me: Don’t fight against the grey skies and the darkness. Lean into them.
Nell: Stuff and nonsense.
Me: Cuddle up on the sofa. Have a nap in front of the fire. Enjoy the cosiness.
Nell: I’d enjoy the cosiness more with a cup of Earl Grey.
Me: I’ll get you one in a minute.
Nell: And some hot buttered toast with a boiled egg on the side.
Me: Alright. Let me finish my thoughts.
Nell: And if Rupert’s delivered the Daily Growl, it would be most welcome. I like to keep up to date with all the goings on.
Me: Dave’s quite content to chew on his toy and let the world go by.
Nell: David is not a great thinker.
Me: And Harriet’s perfectly happy warming her fur next to the fire.
Nell: It’s never for very long.
Me: Sometimes you simply have to go with the flow.
Nell: Have you quite finished?
Me: I think so.
Nell: Good. Why are you up so early?
Me: Alice is flying to Chicago to a conference and I’m tracking her flights.
Nell: I see.
Me: She just landed in London. It’s strange for her to be so near.
Nell: And yet so far?
Me: Yes. She flies on to Chicago in a few hours.
Nell: That used to be your life.
Me: It seems a long time ago now.
Nell: Go and get some breakfast and then we can embrace it together in front of the fire.
Me: Good idea. Sorry.
