?" Felix realized he was a bit at the center of attention in that street, basically because his beautiful dress stood out in comparison to what the pe...ple had there ... Most of them wore simply rags or the least of clothes to cover themselves... It certainly seemed to be some kind of poor neighborhood.** Is this another country, perhaps? I don't think I have seen any of these streets before. ** the headache was lightening slightly as Felix walked the streets, looking around, the landscape and. Vera told him that he was a good mount but needed a stronger hand than she had.Bear had not tried to flirt with her, and she had decided he just wanted to know about the pony. But here he was sitting beside her. At the start of the meal, he didn’t say much. But he listened to everything going on. Horrie and Harriot his wife, were sitting at the table next to theirs and Horrie directed a question at Little Bear about the horseshoes.Vera listened avidly, as he explained why they used then and why. She has her law degree and is interning with a local barrister. She works banker’s hours and I work for a banker. Go figure.She wants to go out. Her mates at work, and a couple of girlfriends from school, want to get together for a few drinks and I am expected to come and be personable. I do, though I cannot for the life of me imagine why I agreed to this. The people she works with are prats. Her college friends are a bunch of catty bitches that she hates, or so her comments after each get. Now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!! But, at least I know, that though I'm on the back nine, and I'm not sure how long it will last ... this I know, that when it's over on this earth ... it's over. A new adventure will begin! Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done ... things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm.