The sun is out, people are about, restaurants in the streets of London Town are full to the brim – outside anyway!
Diners wrapped up warm out of the sun, coats and blankets and heaters ablaze…
In the sun the ambience resembling the South of Spain…
On Saturday we planned to breakfast in the Duke of York square and arrived to the sound of music,
People were gathered around two guitarists… ‘Oooh I said’, ‘let’s listen before we get our food’.
They started to play Zorba the Greek inviting the children to dance – and the child in me needed no further encouragement; she was off!
I danced to that tune, and then they announced ‘Sultans of swing’ by Dire Straits… I had to continue…
Dancing the morning away.
A little later we sat on the grass enjoying coffee and a small almond slice each… The queues for more substantial food snaked around and stretched back – so we chose to just sit basking like lizards with our ‘coffee and cake’…
But after an hour or so, hunger moved us to south Kensington where we immediately found a table in our favourite Lebanese restaurant – It wasn’t in the sun but… ‘The sun will arrive here soon’ I assured Anadi…
‘I watched the shadow grow as the sun moved further away’ – Anadi laughingly told me – when my optimistic professions hadn’t come to anything!
But we didn’t mind – we kept our coats on and enjoyed the experience…
A breakfast outing that had turned into lunch…
Life unfolding in each moment
Fun in the sun – or not sun!
Fun
Life in motion
Happening now and now and now
Sunday
‘I’d like to see if I can run fifteen miles tomorrow, I had announced to Anadi over supper on Saturday night…
‘Okay, I’m up for that’ he’d responded…
The last time I ran fifteen miles barefoot was on May 12th 2018 when I arrived in Almuñecar on my birthday, having journeyed from the north coast of Spain to the south Coast without any shoes on!
I haven’t felt inclined to go that far since…
We jogged 200 metres from Anadi’s flat to relish our usual pre run pain au raison and coffee in the Duke of York square sitting at a table under a heater – perfect!
And then we set off…
A lap of Battersea Park, then along the river to the South bank, over Waterloo Bridge into Covent Garden and we were half way – I’m hungry I announced, and thirsty.
So we stopped for a mid run/ outing relax in the sun – Anadi drank a pint of lager ‘I feel like I’m in Greece’ he said… We adventured many miles there often stopping for lunch mid run/ adventure…
I enjoyed a juice and a little plate of Gnocchi with peas and spinach…
Barefoot running seems to amplify my hunger!
I ate my way across Spain…
After I’d been on the road three or so weeks, my appetite had grown – I would breakfast before setting off and have a second breakfast of tostado ( drenched in olive oil )con tomato y cafe con leche just 10k or so into the days distance!
Covent Garden felt vibrant, sunny vital.
Humans together
Being
Together
Living
In the flow of life
Life is consciousness
Consciousness is life