A few things

 A few things which have crossed the threshold this month....many more have left👏

We caught up with my Auntie on Christmas day and she asked me if I would like to have the tablecloth her mother had made for her as none of my cousins were keen. I didn't need to be asked twice. How gorgeous is that and how long must it have taken her to make all that lace. Talk about a labour of love! I did meet her on several occasions when she spent the last few months of her life with my Auntie. She used to beat me every week at scrabble😀

I realised recently that I much prefer wearing skirts to trousers and that I feel much more "me" in them somehow. That said I spend most of my life in trousers when working or dancing, but that's a decision based on purely practical purposes. With that in mind I took a short break during my working day and popped into a charity shop on the far side of town when I was up that way. I paid the princely sum of £4.50 for this little Monsoon number. I, of course, chose it for the additional details and have already given it an outing.

A recent long overdue clan gathering with one of Mr GBT's sisters and brothers [he's one of 6 but we don't often see the others] plus partners has finally happened. So with a late exchange of gifts [our original date in December had to be moved forwards] Mr GBT's sister made us this with handrolled scrolls of paper. She has a bigger one which I had admired. It took her many hours and although she's now retired I think she's busier than ever! It will go in the kitchen.

Arilx