It's been drizzling today and so not a pleasant day to be outside in the garden. Not to worry though - Mandi came up and we went shopping!!! My neighbour Anne, who normally takes me shopping, is away at the moment seeing her daughter and grandchildren off back to Qatar. They've been here for a month visiting. There will be "empty nest syndrome" soon going on, but not this weekend - her brother is coming to stay for a couple of days. I digress.....................

Anyway Mandi came up and after we'd been shopping, we went on-line to put more details onto our travel booking for Turkey next month. We submitted it all, and all we have to do now is wait until about a couple of weeks before we fly out and then we can print our own tickets and check-in on-line..... it's amazing isn't it? No more trawling around the streets to find a good travel agency and then find a holiday - we can do it all on line - fantastic. I must also book travel money on-line too!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway when she was ready to go, I did ask her to let me take a picture of her because she was looking particularly lovely today and this is what I got...............


Not terribly lady-like is it???? She was just getting her tape for the drive back sorted out. She does love her music.

So as I was already outside with camera, I took some more pictures of the new lily that blossomed this morning............


It's a darker pink and it's lovely. It's a shame about the other lilies - they are slightly older now and are starting to crinkle up but the smell................. bliss.

Then I noticed the nasturtiums - you know I don't plant them - the birds have sown them by dropping the seeds on the ground, so I love them and I don't care where they grow.......



and then just round the corner, in their own little space - I noticed these two lemon coloured nasturtiums - the birds have been busy this year........



Aren't they gorgeous? Well sorry not a lot to write about today - my back is complaining because I was pushing the damn trolley around the store and it hurts. So am going to take a couple more painkillers and rest it.

Hope you all have had a good day........