Lady who lunches

I frequently go out to lunch with friends, mostly in reasonably priced restaurants, but recently I went to a very expensive French restaurant called Felix. And my goodness, it was worth every cent! To be honest, I didn't even look inside, and got a surprise when I found this photo just now, as we sat outside in the lane.

I had the best meal and wine I have ever had and would go back in a blink! The whole laneway is restaurants. In a blast from the past, my late ex-husband used to work in a French restaurant here in the 70s, when it was the only restaurant.

Talking of a blast from the past - here's another one! I was having a delightful lunch on Saturday, chez one of my friends. She had invited another one of her friends, who, in turn, had invited one of her friends (also called Diane). 

We were having a lively conversation when, right out of the blue, I said to Diane, 'Do you know Peter Arnold?' She gasped, and replied, 'He's my cousin!' She picked up her phone, rang him, and put me on, and we had a great catchup talk!!!!

What are the chances of this happening?

Now, this Peter Arnold had been my GP in the 70s and had seen me and Philip through some personal traumas, and had even inspired me to go back to uni. I had always admired him and read about him from time to time in the paper. He  gave up his practice after a heart bypass many years ago.

Australian Skeptics congratulates Dr Peter Arnold, who was awarded an OAM 
in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Another coincidence is that I, too, am a member of the Australian Skeptics. It was recommended to me by another GP earlier this year.