
Elayne said she likes this picture because it has the four tower blocks and The Trinity Church Tower.
I hadn’t really planned anything particular for the day other than I wanted to walk in to town. But then I found the little notebook that I normally take with me, and read the last entry, dated 14 March – the last time I had visited Waterstones in Portsmouth. It being nearly three months since that visit, I decided what I was going to do for at least part of the day.
Having arrived at The Hard via the ferry, I paused for a bit to take some pictures;


then walked up to Commercial Road. After a bit of lunch, I spent probably about an hour at the bookstore. I did buy a book, but one that I had been considering since the last visit. Stephen King’s On writing. Not one of his works of fiction, a memoir, and a guide to writing.
So, in a way, I left the store satisfied. Beyound that, we spent the afternoon out in the garden, and very pleasant it was too, having done a couple of quite satisfying jobs.