The Sun Has Got Its Hat On

How marvellous is it to see some sunshine. I finally realised that I have a Vitamin D deficiency by using simple deductive reasoning- the sun came out and  a lot of the malaise- like symptoms I’ve had since October started to resolve. When I told everyone I was going to Italy for the sunshine last November, well, they scoffed. Turns out my body was talking to me all along. Now to see if I can get a holiday to the Seychelles on the NHS…..

It struck me this weekend that most of the stuff that makes me happy is really simple: I met some friends and went shopping, bought two ceiling pendants for a tenner each ( I absolutely loathe the art-deco style ones I’ve had for soooo long. They had to go!) I couldn’t have been happier if I’d bought one of those beautiful Lindsey Adelman lights. I even left the lights on just to look at the lovely diffused effect. My electricity provider is thrilled 🙂 The sunshine has been so lovely that even the drive along the M4 was amazing. Beautiful shades of green and that lovely yellow from the fields of rapeseed. It was well worth the resultant mainlining of antihistamines. Then I dropped in to see my ex-neighbour who told me many scurrilous tales about fellow Chiswick residents. Some of them were even true. She is just about the funniest person I’ve ever met. Would love to share the stories but for sure, I’d get sued.

My favourite story so far this week? The National Trust has issued merchandise to mark the centennial of the suffragette movement. What sort of items have they produced as keepsakes? Tea towels. I nearly choked on the grape I was eating. Someone at the NT has an excellent sense of humour 🙂 Cue well-deserved feminist outrage. The best bit? The spokesman (person??) said, ” Tea towels have always been part of our souvenir offer as decorative comemorative items – they aren’t always about drying the crockery” You tell  ’em, pal. Nothing says ‘female empowerment’ like a nice, pastel-coloured teatowel. Except maybe a really lovely ironing board, or a nice set of chains and shackles to go with the commemorative kitchen sink. You’d need a heart of stone not to laugh. Have a terrific week my dears, as long as your hubby has given you permission to do so. Toodle pip.