The Kicking the Bucket List

by Cathy Hopkins

‘Friends are priceless; as everything else slips away and no longer seems to matter, your friendships will. Cherish them, nurture them.

‘There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.’ Henry James (1843–1916).

Men, they come and go. Who needs them? And sex? I’m losing interest. I might have it all filled in and a gas fire fitted. Friends and sisters are always there, part of life, and I don’t want a meaningless affair