It's a small world after all...

I just came off Skype having talked to my son Matt, the first decent conversation since he left Chicago for Oxford. Due to some problem with his camera (couldn't possibly have been mine) I couldn't see him, but we heard him clearly.

He's having fun in Alan's old stomping ground. It's really weird. Matt will write on his blog about the things he has been doing and the places he has been visiting, and Alan will comment that he used to do that too - Alan went to Oxford University all those years ago. Interesting huh?

Matt was working in the Sunday School at St Aldates and someone came up to him and said she had recently met his aunt, my sister Christine, in Northampton ... how random is that?

I was at a wedding this past Sunday chatting to all and sundry, as you do. I sat next to Jon from England (who had been flown in to 'do' the wedding) who was talking to this other person I did not recognise. I introduced myself, because I'm polite like that, and this guy looks at me and says 'Alison Doo?', I say 'Yes', because that's my name, he said 'I stayed in your house nine years ago' - blimey! And I thought I could remember everyone who has ever been through our doors! That's embarrassing. People who have taken refuge within these four walls have now been relegated to the same treatment as the location of my car keys. I have no idea about that at all! Now, I'd heard about this guy, Paul, from other random people. And these random people would say - do you know Paul? and I would say 'no' because I didn't - but actually, all that time, I was lying, because actually I do... we go way back. That's interesting.

There are some people I knew in London who now attend the church where Matt is. I told Matt to look out for them - but St Aldates is a big church... Anyway, when I was talking to him today, I reminded him to look out for Nick and Leslie. Matt asked if I meant Nick the Warden, and I replied 'yes' because I did, so Matt said he knew who Nick is and is going to say Hi - who knows it might be worth roast lunch on a Sunday!