Hats, handbags and happiness

Had a great morning. Pete and Dawn picked me up in their new car and we all trundled off to Solihull to see if we could sort out some accessories for Dawn’s Mother-of the-Bride outfit.

We went to the best place in Solihull for such things and, within minutes, had found a ‘titfer’ that looked like it might fit the bill. Naturally, we didn’t plump on that one straight away; and also naturally, we had to go through every other hat of the right colour and shape, just to check. The shop assistant finally came over to assist and, of course, the first one that we’d picked out was the one.

And a handbag? I’d found several that might do the trick, but when we got them close up, they were either too small, or the wrong colour, or the wrong material. The assistant brought out a few more bags and…. boom! There was one that was just right. Ooooooh, we were very happy bunnies.

“Shall we have a coffee to celebrate?” Dawn suggested. Don’t mind if I do. So we popped to a café nearby where there were very few customers, and thoroughly enjoyed our beverages and good conversation.

John, meanwhile, had been at home tinkering on the car again. Lots of lovely parcels keep arriving with bits for the car so, obviously, they need to be attached. It’s coming on…..

In the afternoon John continued with more car collation and I busied myself in emulating the ‘Bear Ladies’ from the Repair Shop. William’s little cuddly toy had sprung a leak in his arm and some of the stuffing had fallen out, so could I repair him please? I am not the best needlewoman in the world, but I had a go and voila! There he was, all mended and ready to go home.

I then had a half hour scraping away some of the polystyrene in the dining room. Oo-er! Honestly, it seems that we’ve been holding the building together with polystyrene and wallpaper……

Had a great evening, too. We were invited to Paul and Harriet’s for tea, so I gave up on stripping and we got in the car and drove over to Kenilworth. We had a lovely time. Andrew joined us, having driven across from Cambridge, and we sat over the dinner table all evening chatting away. Sometimes loudly debating a point…… a great time had by all. So much so, that it was an Uber home…….

Take care everyone. God bless.