Serendipity calling

Bought an excellent hand carved wooden Buddha yesterday; about a foot high and truly beautiful as a piece of art, craft or whatever you wish to call it. Also meaningful for me as I am a wee bit of a fan of Siddhartha. Bought him in a 'Buddha sale' in Morningside; not a sign you see that often on the high street, so that in itself was fortuitous given my interest and the urge to spend some of our recently hard-won cash on something of more impact on my life than a pair of shoes. The seller was unsurprisingly delighted to make the sale, I was delighted to make the purchase at a fortuitous rate. Because I am a believer in karma; I do feel that in some little way my choice to spend money on a thing of beauty with no obvious function rather than a pack of fags or a large amount of chocolate is somehow enriching to my life. Obviously I could also use my cash to further the cause of others less fortunate and that would also be of spiritual gain rather than consumerist; but this purchase feels particularly timely and, as the guy who sold it commented, serendipitous. I really hope that is a word, by the way.

Also today another small hurdle was leaped in our quest to start our own business; the remortgaging is speeding by and the quote from the surveyor is in. I am still in a state of shock as I was quite worried that we might fall at this fence; but no. The quote is higher than expected and will give us a better rate than I could have dared hope for. Also, the last ten years, starting from literally nothing to rub together and a 100% mortgage, is starting to pay dividends at last.

Tomorrow is scary; tomorrow I go (alone - thanks to Stu's employers) to see the business bank manager for the first time.