"WHENWE" MOMENTS

Sometimes - many times -  I miss the good life we had in Botswana. While I acknowledge the reasonable and valid reasons why we left that country of easy living and moved to this country of far from easy living, I do miss the relaxed lifestyle, the friends, the good times. I was reminded of those happy days when we met with our friend Reg, who was travelling on the Balmoral from Southampton to New York, retracing the path of the Titanic. That entailed a stopover in Halifax, and we had the opportunity to meet with him twice, once for an evening and once for an afternoon. It was a delightful visit, chatting about friends and places, and generally catching up with each other, as one does with old friends. And, yes, we did leave at a good time, and some of the changes in the social life and governance are not appealing to everyone, but our conversations left a tiny pang in my lonesome heart. I have been longing for the warmth (sun and friends), the camaraderie, the laughter and joy of our previous life. Such a contrast to life in cold, wintery Nova Scotia.  I suspect that climate does, indeed, determine the social interactions of the people,  and the generalised personalities as well, to some extent. In Nova Scotia, I suspect it is not some extent, but to a large extent. My experience of Ontario - ditto. New Brunswick as always been a bit different in my experience - more warmth in that rocky province, almost as a counterfoil for the rough landscape. But, forge on we shall. Wonderful to see Reg again. Wonderful to reminisce. And now, we shall continue to chip away at the vagaries of life here, and perhaps create a wonderful memory of two for reminiscing in our senior years.