Found this nice little handbag in my local charity shop...cute, isn't it?

Had a great afternoon recently, some friends came round to watch a dvd, we opted for The King's Speech.  I made some mini scones which we had with clotted cream & jam, a lemon drizzle cake and some dainty sandwiches: cucumber & mint, cheese & spring onion, egg & cress.  I even managed to find a bottle of Dubonnet which we tried with gin - the Queen Mum's favourite drink.  Bit too strong for me, much nicer topped up with lemonade!

Had my birthday a few weeks back.  Our friends that live in Paris were staying over for a few days, sadly to attend a relative's funeral.  But I baked a couple of cakes (a coffee & walnut and a lemon drizzle) so invited family & friends round for a cuppa & a slice.  Bought a few new items of clothing with my birthday money...  a couple of jumpers...

...a new dressing gown, lovely & fleecy, 'specially for the winter!

 

Well hello!  Long time, no blog!  We had some heavy snowfall a few weeks ago (heavy for this part of the world!).

It lasted over a week and I pulled a muscle digging the car out and clearing the driveway.  Hurumph.