In Coffee Link, Solar, New Year's Eve, Pat wished Gracie a Happy New Year. She was so over emphatic and insistent you could tell she didn't believe there was a prayer of this coming true. She went on, 'And you had a good Christmas?' More telling than asking. 'You went up Steven's...' At this point the barista arrived with their order, putting the tray down so clumsily tea spouted out of the pot. 'I've chucked your Earl Grey over there now!' he said, and went away again. '...so, Gracie, you went up Steven's and had a good time!' 'I suppose so.' Gracie was sitting with her coat half off, Pat with hers fully on. 'Been doing your exercise?' Pat asked. 'I've been walking up and down stairs.' 'Ah, but have you been told that that counts as the exercise you're meant to do?' 'Heard around and about that it could very well be.' 'But it's your dietici...
Just a flaneur, flanning away.