Friday

Good morning, everyone.  It's rather dull this morning but I'm grateful that it is not actually raining (yet).  Yesterday was a great drying day with a stiff breeze as well as sunshine.

I got myself into town, had  quick look in M&S and then walked over the road to Debenhams.  Nothing there.  So I went on to John Lewis and there was quite a choice.  I finally decided to go simple with plain white bone china, tiny and just like a doll's tea set!.
Here's a photo, copied from their site.  Sorry it's so white!

Then I looked around and a small espresso coffee makes (an 'on the hob' one) somehow jumped off the shelf into my hand.  Funny, that!

On the way back to the bus, I passed the perfume shop and, remembering that I am just out of one of my favourite perfumes, bought another bottle.  Not cheap but it lasts ages.  It is, appropriately, called 'Joy'.

When I got home, I looked up on a china search site and found a couple of small coffee cups that go with my old 'occasional' set of bits and bobs from Royal Doulton's 'Belinda' range so ordered a couple.  The saucers are the same as the tea cup saucers and I have a few so didn't need saucers.

So that's me all set for months and years of good coffee when I feel like it!  I suppose the next step is to grind my own beans!  :-)

SW grouip was very exciting.  I had gained just half a pound in a fortnight so I was really happy with that.  And then the group voted me 'Woman of the Year' which was lovely although I reckon Sue and Mel, the other nominated people, deserved it just as much as I did.
So now I have a shiny sticker, a certificate and a banner thingy, all on my fridge door.

Today I have to do a lot of tidying up so that the cleaners can do their job.  I don't feel much like it, having had an upset tum overnight, but needs must.
Later on, I'm off up to Dad's so that will be very nice indeed.
It should be a good day and I hope yours is too!  xx