My nephew Ru and his daughter and girlfriend visited and we had a nice time drinking and eating snacks in the Lye Torng before he had to dash back to Surrey. His girlfriend Becky is very pretty and charming and a thoroughly good influence on Ru. They went to Venice last week for a three day break from Lastminute.com flying from Gatwick at a civilised time and staying in a four star hotel. They managed a gondola trip and a drink at Harry's Bar before they had to return, which sounds like a well spent break. I hope they will be able to get up here for a full day in the future and we could wander around Borough Market or the South Bank and spend a bit longer together.
Just read in the local rag that Bernie, the lovely black guy who had the tiny jewellery kiosk in the Elephant and Castle shopping centre, had a heart attack and died last Friday there, despite the fact that paramedics were already in the centre to deal with another emergency. He was a really nice guy and only 48 years old. He was the chairman of the local traders group trying to get a decent deal when the shops are shut down there. I often chatted to him and popped in to get him to alter jewellery. Only two weeks ago he put a new battery in my Dunhill watch, which necessitated fiddling about for ages with tiny screwdrivers. I shall really miss him.
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