Unpacking is much more difficult

than packing...or so it would seem. 

Is it the jet lag or is it something else? 

The little case I took away with me is sitting there only half empty. The washing remains undone. I keep telling myself I must do that today. There is not a lot but I am not a cat with a lot of clothes.

So, what went into the case? Well, yes there were clothes. There were the essential clothes so that I could go out and about without being arrested for indecency...and that was it. I packed presents for friends. Those t-shirts with Mr Percival on the front were vital for young friends. I packed calendars for other friends. Calendars last twelve months and, given early enough, people are unlikely to buy their own. I packed a ball of wool and the needles for the mittens to knit in the evenings...and they are done and given to the intended recipient. There were more Downunder books for Upover friends.

You think I am going home with less? No, of course not. On the last morning but one I bought socks for myself and Middle Cat.  I bought books I cannot get here. (No, they are not banned books! They are craft books that will not be published here and may never see a library either.) 

I found two yarn shops and failed to visit a third. The third is supposed to be well known. When we found it the place was closed and quite possibly inaccessible even when open. I went to the alternatives by accident. One was in London and I plan to let them have a pattern when I have rewritten it. The two workers in there were very lovely people indeed. The other was in Cambridge and next door to the cafe where I met my friend A.... It was sheer chance, serendipity chance, we happened to see it...actually Middle Cat saw it first. We had to go in of course. I came out with yarn for my friends S... and I... and another skein for me. No, I did not need it but it was a souvenir of my time in Cambridge...along with a set of post cards which were far superior to the usual scenes. 

I don't know what has taken up so much space though or why I have failed to unpack after four days...perhaps memories take up space and I do not want to lose them? Today I must unpack and put those in a safe but visible place.