I said in an earlier post here that my best friend was, almost invariably, my partner at the time, and this remains true today. Right from the start, we had a connection above and beyond the merely physical: we “clicked”, as it were. I think that we both have an artistic temperament had something to do with that though lord knows, hers is is of a much higher nature than mine ever was… but more than that, we simply get along together, very well indeed. We don’t see each other as much as we’d like – or as much as I’d like, certainly – but we’re in touch every day and when we do find time together, that’s a very precious thing. Our interests overlap, or maybe dovetail is a better phrase, and we encourage and support each other as best we can. It’s a very wonderful feeling to have someone in my life who can offer constructive criticism: I need that, and I’ve missed it. And yes, I happen to find her very lovely. Because, well, she is, in all aspects. Amazingly, she feels the same way about me… and that makes all the differenc




