Friends to play

I have great friends. I could just have mentioned this once or a zillion times. This morning, early, Nicky called and suggested we go for a stroll around the bird sanctuary, and so she collected me, and off we toddled. It was grey and misty, but very still.

And yes, I did say BIRDS. However, sheep and lambs seemed quite at home with the birds. I am known for my accurate observation skills when it comes to birds. Small brown bird, medium brown bird, large brown bird etc etc. I can can identify a robin if it looks at me. And a seagull, though they are not frequent visitors to Middle England. Flamingoes, but they don't seem to be local either. What else..... PIGEONS! Providing they are standing in Trafalgar Square. Doves. And that is about that. Another glaring omission in my education.

But LOOK! A swan!! A bird!

Anyway, it was a lovely walk, and so nice to have some company.We never have a problem finding things to chat about!

The sun came out just as we got home, and 5 minutes after Nicky left, Louise and her son Peter arrived. The boys disappeared to challenge each other on some computer game, and Louise suggested we escape and go to visit a craft shop. You can see that I am taking to the resting idea really well. The fact that Louise has a new sports car, with a roof down has absolutely nothing to do with my speedy scramble to gather up sunglasses and wallet, and off we zoomed. I was born for this. I was resting. I just sat there looking mysteriously "incognito" behind my sunglasses as the wind whipped through my hair. (See... I am trying to conjure up an image of glamour here. Hahahahaha.) And then I had to climb out of the low-slung thing. Hmmmm. It should have a crane attached to the roof mechanism. But I emerged. Eventually.

We wandered around the craft shop. It is months, if not years since I have been there, and it was amazing how many new things they had in stock. I didn't know where to look first. We have decided that our lives are incomplete without a Cuttlebug. And we oohed and ahhed over so many bits and pieces. Fortunately I found the bargain box, and had great fun choosing a few new things. "Few" being the operative word here. I was very sensible and just had some cash with me. Limited cash, you understand. They even had a book on artful blogging. That was new to me. Anyway, I was very restrained. And then we had to lever ourselves back into the car and come home, playing loud music. Of course.

Once home, David gave me the parcel from Amazon which had been delivered, and apart from his birthday present, I had ordered a book for me to read while I am RESTING. So I have spent the rest of the day on the couch doing just that. I haven't read any of the Elm Creek books before, and I got one with the first 3 books in it. So far I am loving it. So right now, I am heading back to the couch and my book. Because I listen to medical instructions and I do things they tell me to.

See? I am going to rest.