23. Are we there yet?

"I don’t know that anything will come of it” said Anna managing expectations.

Anna had passed my portrait idea on to a friend who liked it for her father, so something had come of it.

She’d told the others. Telling someone about it was all I asked for. Anna wrote a nice note that I didn’t get because I was faffing with the reply function on here, that I sort of fixed but really hadn’t. Anyway, long story.

Anna said she was rooting for me.

You all are. Just by reading.

Readers are rooters, as the old journo saying goes. Something like that anyhow. Janet will know.

Teens had good advice. As you’d expect. Andy liked the honesty and the details. Gary was chuffed. Phil came through. So did Rob and ‘nette and Mihiteria.

Chris thought I might be onto something. So did the other Chris. Not the other, other Chris with the cars, that’s someone completely different.

Kathy you know about.

Rachel helped me shape it. I didn’t know it at the time.

Of course we’re not there yet.

Mrs M had passed it on to her mum. But she worried. Would I revert to type? Would I learn the lessons?