It’s a long long time since I invited you to a virtual vermut.   I saw this copy of Time Out in a bar last week and it nudged me into throwing open the doors to invite you for a virtual drink

Notice it is in Catalan – I thought that was impressive!

I got back to Granollers on Tuesday night.
As always there is lots going on – in my head mostly. But we also have done a few things.
Like going to a jazz concert in Anonims Bar in Granollers which is an alternative sort of place run by an anarchist. There are shelves of books, they serve vegetarian food and I quite like it but we hardly ever go there for some reason. Perhaps because we don’t go out to bars that often?
The band was very experimental

and I didn’t stay much longer than the time it took to admire their space helmets made from two bowls taped together. Very clever.
I left early as I needed to get to bed in preparation for going to the gym at 7.30 am.
Tiffany was going to give me a yoga lesson on the roof terrace. Yes, it’s the start of a new exercise regime…..there is something seriously wrong with my stomach – surely I can’t be pregnant? Ha. Ha.

We went to the beach at St Pol and managed to spend a few hours there without the dogs fighting. They each had their own umbrella and were allowed off the lead only under supervision. At the least this thing is making us super organised.
It is the annual Jazz Festival in Granollers and in the programme I noticed John Taylor was playing at the Casino on Friday

 It was emotional for me as I used to know him years ago when he was married to a very close friend of mine Diana. She died about 8 years ago and meeting John and hearing him play brought back very intense memories of her, her paintings, her garden, her piano playing and her wonderful wicked sense of humour.
The music was incredible and I tried unsuccessfully to get a photo of Johns feet which dance around joyfully when he is playing – like two excited kittens they jumped and frolicked while his hands were working the keyboard.

On Saturday we walked in the mountains at Montseny, picking sweet wild strawberries along the way.  The river there has large deep bathing pools which Bonnie plunged into until her excitement made Duna too agitated so we had to stop. Something in her eyes tells you there is danger of an attack.  Things still not peaceful there but we are doing our best with leader of the pack training.

Today we went to a sushi party prepared by Tiffany, Albert and Jett.
Bonnie won the toss and came too. She made friends with Jett and didn’t bark at anyone

The food was wonderful -how fantastic to have vegetarian friends here – we rolled out own sushis and I certainly ate too much.  Could that be connected to the stomach problem?
I met there the most friendly baby whose whole face lit up like the sun when he smiled. He was only 11 months but managed to work his way around the group, charming all in his path.
He’ll go far I am sure.

So, now I look at it I can see it’s been a full week. And a good one. I’ll show you one more picture – it’s my quick drawing of Venus Passing the Sun which happened on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Triggering, I hope, an outpouring of creative and love energy all over the planet!