12th July 2023
A post of thank yous that shows we can count on the kindness of others.
I was sat outside the Shell offices this morning as part of the Perpetual Shell Picket when a young woman thanked me for being there and asked if I needed a drink. I replied thank you, but I have a flask in my bag.
Later by chance we met again and she gave me a slice of banana cake she had bought for me. I said thank you, not knowing that I needed it. Later I stopped for a break, took out the cake and found I had lost my phone. The cake now not only satisfied my hunger but assuaged my anxiety too. I retraced my steps but couldn’t find the phone. I shared my feelings of stupidity with my colleagues at the Earth Vigil outside Parliament – there wasn’t much else I could do.
I met my husband for lunch and he had my phone! Some kind soul had handed it in to the staff at Foyles Bookshop who somehow managed to contact my daughter ….
So thank you to the young woman for the cake, the kind soul who found my phone and my husband who collected it!
The Green Tau 