Lunch

Had a lovely lunch with two of my stepchildren. Got some nice gifts, too. Actually spent about 3 hours in the restaurant chatting and catching up.

Finished Mary Stewart's "Thornyhold." It was written in the late 1980's but the time frame was from of the 40's. The young woman was a rather lonely child and was sent to boarding school where she spent most of her youth. She came home when her Mother was killed in an accident to take care of her Father. When he died she had to leave home since her Father was a vicar and lived in the church owned parsonage. Her only other relative was her Mother's cousin whom she had only seen a few times in her life time. Contact with her had stopped many years before. A few months went by and she was contacted that her cousin had died and she was the sole beneficiary. She inherited a small amount of money but also a lovely home in the country. Apparently everyone thought her cousin had been a "white" witch. That's different than the typical since she used her "powers" to heal animals and humans with herbs. Life in the country proved to be very rewarding and informative for the new resident. I pretty much always enjoy reading a Mary Stewart novel. This was a good one but the ending did seemed to be rushed.