Odds & Ends

Not having been to Seaford because of the weather and one thing and another I have lost track of the days and today got prepared to have my  premises tidied up for the help, a day early.  Hope I'm not losing my marbles.
Glad to say the weather has been pleasant for a couple of days though it looks now as though it might take a turn for the worse.
Yesterday I was greeted warmly by my daughter's friend from Brazil. I had not seen her for several years. She and her husband are on a six week trip to Europe.   She said she must do it before she gets too old.  She is about 30 years younger than I am!  (I didn't tell her I went to Sri Lanka, India, Singapore and Malaya when in my 70s,  and if you travelled with my husband it was guaranteed not to be a luxury trip!)
I have heard from a lady that she has been promised two tickets for the Memorial Dedication in London and has given me her mobile phone number.  Since there will be at least 5,000 people there and I don't know what she looks like it will be interesting to see if we manage to meet.
Another of my weird expression dilemmas.  "She was at his beck and call"  I must have used this expression myself and today I wondered "why beck"?   Perhaps it comes from beckon.