Today's Adventures Nervous/Excited/VERY cold /sad

Well, the sun wash shining and I needed to walk off all those EAster Eggs! It was mentioned we could use this time if we wished, so I did!

My first port of call was The Cancer Research Shop, where I spent some time in the back room/sorting area. I met the very lovely Maria who told me a great deal about her life and the loss of her husband to cancer and lots and lots of other stuff, including how she met her current partner, who was too shy to speak to her in the Charity shop and kept brining things in from home to donate. He now also volunteers in the shop having spent a life time working in Wormwood Scrubs

Unfortunately she only volunteers Fridays and Mondays and try as I might, I couldn't entice her to be at the shop next Sat/Sun but she would be happy to do the Monday. This raises the question, are we up for different people on different days?

I have been told there are others to talk to in the shop and have arranged to go back tomorrow: but they have different volunteers on weekends/weekdays so the same issue will remain

David was my next chat. David sells the big issue outside Marks and Spencers and had an interesting life. Originally from Macedonia where his father was a watch maker, they moved  to LA, David worked as a painter /decorator on film sets: also an artist. Had an interesting Tom Cruise story He was interesting, vey politically minded and had a few strong and interesting views: it did make me wonder about how that would work in terns of getting into a disagreement?

Would like to discuss this tomorrow in our group please.

I have arranged to meet David again tomorrow at 8.45 (his idea not mine) so will see how its goes. I bought David and Allister his mate across the road a coffee. I had  a very brief chat with Allister, who was less able to be vocal. I of course bought  a big issue, but i'd have done that anyway

I also had a brief chat with the guy at  Great Scotts the cobblers in Hammersmith Tube/Bus Station, but I don't think that is a runner, for me anyway. Can touch upon tomorrow

I was then in the station waiting for my bus home, honest I was, when I met John and his dog Oscar: he had come to the bus station for a sit down. Sometimes he goes and sits in Charring Cross hospital because its warm, but he has to hide Oscar in his wheeled shopping trolly if he does that, because they aren't keen on him bringing the dog in. After spending some time with him, I missed my bus and then, taking the next one home cried. This is just a brief snapshot of John, who told me a lot more. I have arranged to meet him tomorrow at The British Heart foundation at about 11.15, where he does some volunteering. I will tell you more about John and Oscar tomorrow. I touched upon what we are doing and gave him a flyer, but we will have to see......

I have met some amazing people already, but I'm still not sure if they 'fit the bill,' so to speak. Welcome thoughts on this tomorrow

Very moved and very excited

Jeanette