One thing bloggers and their outfits have taught me is that dresses don't simply have to be worn by themselves or with a cardie but you can layer blouses underneath! Silly but I never GOT that before!
One thing they clearly haven't taught me is the art of ironing. I do laugh when I look at my scruffly, rumpled, messy clothes (in this case, namely the blouse- look how limp and scraggly the pussy bow is when it should be big and wide!). On another blogger (preferably one who irons?) this probably would have looked nice! Anyway, either way, I was happy to be wearing this dress when it's not summer! It was a French bargain in a shop for 5 euros 2 years ago and the blouse was a delightful French Connection charity shop find.
Today there was an Easter Bonnet competition at school- there were some really amazing ones and I thought I MUST make one some time. My Mini-me had turned her turquoise straw floppy hat into an Easter bonnet and I said to her that she must let me try it on and take a picture which she giggled at. She laughed even more (and her mum) when I chased her down the street to take the mentioned picture! I was originally planning to try and make a fascinator with flowers last night but CBC had gone out and he has the only keys to our shed (where my craft paraphernalia is stored.). Good thing too as I only got back from seeing Grandad at 9.30pm! I was shocked to find him (Grandad) talking as if my Grandmother (who died some 16 years ago) was still alive and he kept asking when she was coming back and why she had gone. I was worried to say the wrong thing to distress him so it wasn't the easiest of visits. It's either the medication or when he stops wearing his oxygen mask seems to be the theory for why. My Mum checked with my Aunt and apparently she just told him straight that she was dead and he remembered and snapped out of it. But there's no phone reception in the hospital so I couldn't phone to check. So I would have been ok. Still, I didn't want to distress him and the nurse suggested I just say whatever to try and settle him down. Not sure that really worked.
Tomorrow, I am meeting my Canadian work colleague, who has become a really good friend in the 4 months she's been at my school, and another young colleague in Borough market for her birthday. I'm really looking forward it as they are so nice and it will be nice to socialise outside of school too! We're planning to go and swim at the Olympic park another time too, but can't this holiday as she's back to Canada for the holidays. CBC is at school tonight supervising a student sleepover. He's absolutely MAD. In the space of 48 hours or so, he's doing that, cycling in a 100 mile race/ride and then driving us to Northumberland! Er- crazy!
Linking to Visible Monday with the fabulous Patti with my er- slightly bright ensemble?
