Moving on

Seasidegal58

.....and from me too!🥂🍾

Cherryfudge

Thank you @Sun_Addict and @Seasidegal58. It's been a nice day.

I got no gardening done but the weather went up to about 20 degrees in the afternoon so it was nice for a walk into town to get DH's card (he knew it was going to be late!). You'd think hardly anybody got married or had babies or did much at all from September onwards apart from get ready for Christmas. Eventually I found a card I liked, and bought him some chocolate too.

The bodycare shop on the High Street, which I was hoping had been spared the problems of the parent company, is suddenly closing. Tomorrow is the last day. There wasn't much left but I went in partly for any lingering bargains (I bought foundation and a mascara) and partly to say goodbye. The staff were upset as it's all happened so suddenly and some of them have worked there for years. I had a chat with the woman on the till and wished her good luck with her job search.

The makeup I got was really guesswork, so I can't be sure I've really got bargains, but for £2.58 for both, I haven't lost much if they aren't right.

I also went to the optician's and ordered varifocals for one of my new sets of glasses which has set me back £140. However, I think they will make life easier. I need glasses mostly for distance but phone-reading is tricky without some sort of lenses.

Other shopping was the 50p table in a charity shop where I bought a pink L aura Ashl3y scarf, a nice plain one that should go with various outfits. I'm happy with that. I was tempted by some ankle boots too (not 50p) as I used to live in ankle boots and need more waterproof footwear for winter. However, having tried them, they were just a bit close fitting at the widest part, which could mean problems if I wear them much so I've left them there. If I'm still thinking about them tomorrow, I might go back for another try as I liked them.

We went to the local Italian place for dinner and I had the most incredibly salty pizza. It had capers, anchovies and olives, so some salt was inevitable, but I'd not choose it again. We actually didn't stay long, as we both had evening activities.

My evening group was fun: we got off topic at times but had a very good laugh.

Then it was home again and we finally exchanged anniversary cards, and now I need sleep!