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	Day 2 - Friday. Manchester for Amy’s 5th birthday

	2022-10-14 - Newton-Le-Willows


	As previously mentioned, I was just about up to say goodbye to
	Alma and Leon at 8:30. Showered, had breakfast, Richard took me
	for a ride in his absolutely brand new Kia EV6, which was very
	nice. The layout reminded me of an Austin Maxi: wheels far out
	at the corners, big back seat and boot.


	Train to Warrington. 10:09 from Tonbridge to London Bridge,
	Northern Line to Euston, Avanti west coast to WBQ. Except that
	my Avanti train had been removed from the timetable. Instead of
	an 11:30 first stop WBQ, there was an 11:10 with additional stop
	at Crewe, but arriving WBQ same time. 🙄. I had just enough
	leeway to make that train. I ran through Euston and had enough
	time to jog mid-way up the train.


	Eventually found a seat at a table with, what I surmised was a
	Glaswegian (saw a message thread on her phone to the Glasgow
	Girls Group, didn’t see any messages I’m not a monster)
	named Fiona (engraved on her AirPods case), and a couple of guys
	who were hungover, had recently come into a lot of money (one
	had just paid off his mortgage), and liked fancy cars (talk of
	Porsche Taycans) and road bikes (talk of Hard-Knock pass, and
	Colnago C68s with Titanium lugs, Super Record and Bora wheels
	on order). I stayed quiet for some reason. (The bike convo only
	came up on approach to WBQ.)


	Dad collected me from the station, met mum at home, ate a large
	lunch because I hadn’t eaten on the train. Baxter’s scotch
	broth soup, oven par baked ciabatta, blue cheese, coffee.


	Was lovely being home just the 3 of us. Felt normal, comfortable.


	Walked with Mum to collect Amy from school on her birthday. We
	dropped off gifts at Kat’s, briefly said hi. I had heard that
	Amy was excited about time collecting her, but she was quiet
	and shy. I think she was a little bit under-the-weather.


	Went back to 93 w/ Amy. Quiet afternoon, Amy made things with
	pipe cleaners. Then went back to Kat’s for Amy’s birthday
	part 1, which involved a chippy tea, and opening family presents.


	Elliot liked Amy’s dressing gown


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	Chippy tea for dinner (in my honor). Amy got cupcake cake


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	Then went to The Pied Bull with Mum and Dad.


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	Dad left his phone at Kat’s. Mum used this as an excuse to go
	home. Pleasant couple of pints with dad, then home relatively
	early. Mum was still up.


	Melatonin + 5-HTP, slept well.




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