Home Again

I had such a lovely time with my Chicklet family and now I am home safe n sound.

I met a lovely 85 yr old woman (who I had guessed to be 70) on the platform, as I waited for the train.  She was going to Yeppoon, and her grandson (who looked to be in his 30s) dropped her off at the station and seemed relieved that I was there so he could safely leave his grandmother and go to wherever he was going.

We swapped 'getting lost on public transport' stories and she told me about her family and how she lost her husband 27 yrs ago and then she informed me that she was a Homeopath!  Unfortunately, the the train pulled up 3 minutes later, which was so disappointing, because I would love to have learned more about her but we were sitting two carriages apart, so contact was lost.

She was the most alert and healthy looking 85 yr old I've ever met.  She finished her sentences and told her stories without ever hesitating to think of a word that she wanted to use (like I do ALL THE TIME!).  Her mind was quick and she had so many stories to tell.  I hope her family ask her lots of questions and she gets to tell them everything that they need to know about her (and their) family history.

When I boarded the train, someone was sitting in my seat (as usual), so I selected the best spare seat I could find, with lots of space and made myself comfortable.  I set up my laptop and watched two episodes of Grey's Anatomy.

By that time, I had 20 minutes til my stop, so I packed everything up and soon, there was Adoring Husband waiting on the platform to welcome me home.

It took me about 15 minutes to unpack and now everything is as if I never left.

But I have all of those fabulous photos to remind me that I did!!

Nite all.