Penny, 60, artist, meets Matt, 60, senior arts lecturer
Good company, good food and wine and pleasant surrounds, which we got.Children. Penny’s work in foreign countries. Losses we’ve experienced. Shared interests in walking in the countryside and by the sea. Running. Cycling. Painting. My house renovation. Yoga v Pilates.I guessed her to be 10 years younger than she actually is; Penny thought I was a few years older than I am. I think I managed to laugh it off.
Her high cheekbones, strong nose line and hair – when she came back from the bathroom, I think she’d brushed it out and it shimmered.Youthful, resilient, intelligent.No, it didn’t feel like that, but we spent a long time in the restaurant. Sign up to our Inside Saturday newsletter for an exclusive behind the scenes look at the making of the magazine’s biggest features, as well as a curated list of our weekly highlightsIf you could change one thing about the evening what would it be?Would you meet again?
We swapped numbers and agreed to meet at a gallery, or if she has an exhibition of her own paintings.