On holiday till love arrives
Shit I haven’t told you anything since my holidays started!
Going right back before I left Invercargill, I went to the editor four times on my last night of work to protest over the guy who is taking over my job.
Every time the little bastard said he was busy.
So I left the building without a damn for the place — 3 1/2 weeks of freedom before I’d think about it again.
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Friday I called into work again to find M and C had been engaged for three hours. I think she’s pregnant.
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Christchurch next night — Wolseley Lodge.
There was an interesting-looking guy there. Strange place though. People just stalk round all the time and you read their faces for hours but never learn anything about them.
Anyway thence to Nelson and it was really so beautifully quiet and peaceful with hot summer sunshine.
First night, I walked into a friend, Colin, who was on holiday there.
Talked a bit but left him hurriedly cos I was with Dad and I was scared he’d refer to some of those nights in Dunedin.
Every day I was on the beach in the hot, hot sun.
Then yesterday I flew into Wellington on an impromptu visit to my cousin J.
J was there to meet me. Now that she’s away from home she never wears a bra, just rounded breasts — which have grown since I last saw her — flopping under a frock or jersey.
Had to carry my 40lb suitcase to the railway station from N.A.C., and man was that hard.
Some of J’s paintings are brilliant, as good as any I’ve seen in galleries. Her designs for Mosgiel are incredible — they’re knitted garments for Winter 1973.
J is so happy when B is around, she never stops smiling and looking at him.
Here’s an excerpt from a beautiful book I’m into:
You haven’t met your love yet. But she is waiting for you somewhere, and already your souls are in love and happy together.
As soon as you meet her you will both know that. It’s what we call falling in love but it’s just two souls that were destined to be together, recognising each other.
My own thoughts written before me.
Though sometimes I wonder if Graham was in fact the person and I wrecked it.
Whatever, there’s no hurry and I have much to learn before it happens.
