Denuded and Lighter Garden

Pete has come and removed the Virginia creeper, bringing some ivy down with it. The wall looks vile, and will until I manage to get some trellis on it. Meanwhile, in desperation, I have hung a few mirrors on it which look a bit mad. There's an interesting view into the deserted next door garden which is completely wild, but with some Chinese Trees of Heaven looming up which is probably a good thing.

All is Revealed

OK, so the shop is owned by an ex actor called Christopher. It is only open Wedneday to Saturday from around 11.30 am and he only takes cash. If you are ever in the market for totally mad tiaras, this is the place for you. I shall keep going back for bits of bakelite, I suspect. Fun shop to look around. While I was purchasing, a young Japanese couple came in with a photographer. On the way out he handed Christopher his card. Seems you can hire a snapper by the day to do your holiday pics so you don't have to bother. Damn good idea.

Dorothy and Julian back last night from foreign parts. I purchased a bunch of flowers and a few groceries for them. They had a good time, despite the grim weather. Dorothy thinks I would love Tivoli because it's so kitsch.

These are possibly my favourites. They are rather clever - as well as being elasticated the buckles can be done up in two places, fitting most wrists.

This one is definitely eighties glitz. 'Dallas dowager' maybe?

I do love the flattened cube design. There are some clip on earrings to match which I may convert, or not.

Ill Gotten Gains

I really don't know why I am mentioning this, but had a wonderful time in Cecil Court, near Leicester Square, buying.

My friend Victoria had mentioned the place to me, so I hotfooted it over, and purchased:

Two bakelite cuffs, elasticated, one wide and one narrow

One diamante bakelite cuff (above)

One marvellous necklace with flat gold coloured 'cubes'.

One turquoise totally over-the-top necklace.

Then went home to admire my purchases. The diamante cuff will look perfect with black and my drag queen diamante specs.

Tuesday

The Halifax ad on TV with the two vapid girls spilling coffee makes me want to throw a brick through the screen. I am becoming irascible.

Met the Chairman at work yesterday, who was most amused at the concept of my attending a balance clinic in the afternoon. Once there, I was thoroughly tested for an hour or two, everything normal until the final test, where water was poured into my ears, causing dizziness, which turned out to be much worse in the right ear than the left. Apparently the results are discussed with the consultant, after which I may hear further.

Quiet evening watching TV after all the excitement. Kooky very cross with the rain. I forced myself to stay up and watch Ultimate Big Brother, which was quite amusing, mainly because of John McCririck's exchange with the tree of temptation.