Recovering from a hectic Saturday.

Went for a run this morning...the morning air was perfectly still and serene. Hillocks of pearl-coloured clouds diffused the carmine and vermillion rays of sunshine. The effect was simply breathtaking-a beautiful grey-sky morning.

We had guests in the afternoon so I had to prepare for their arrival. A group of lovely, bubbly young ladies were coming over for lunch and to watch some movies. It was my first time meeting this particular group of my sisters' friends, so I was looking forward to being a good host. Lunch would be fish and frozen potato wedges (which had to be defrosted and baked), toast with herb and garlic butter, canned cream-of-chicken, fresh fruit and jelly cocktail. Oh, and vinegared tomatoes with syrup. Preparing for lunch resulted in a series of kitchen capers...but since I am quite tired of writing about my clumsiness and incompetence, this entry will be about what went right.

I enjoyed lunch tremendously...because all the items in the menu were my favourite food. I did not want to look like a ravenous piranha at the dining table, so I only pinched a few bites here and there...but I did help myself to a flaky and tender piece of fish after I had washed the dishes...It was heavenly...all coated in a thick batter of self-raising flour and egg...marinated with generous lashings of tart lemon juice and Mcormick's freeze-dried mixed Italian herbs...and the creamy dollop of Heinz Tartare sauce that I had spooned onto the fish made it even richer and more flavourful! yumz! Too bad I burnt my tongue.

I joined the girls for movies after I had settled the dirty dishes...They were watching the Infernal Affairs trilogy, which I have always found to be brilliant...

Now to other matters...someone whom I am close to is feeling quite depressed and sad lately. I just want to tell her not to worry...and that things have a way of working themselves out...You are a beautiful person and you deserve better than to be filled with so much self-reproach, doubt and fear. Girl, we all have our weak moments....isn't there a song that goes, "even the best fall down sometime..."? but I want you to know that there are people who care for you out there...regardless of how vulnerable or helpless you are feeling.