Photoshop Elements randomly creates collages from my photo catalogue. This collage brought back some happy memories.

I loved receiving these reversible skirts hand packed with a personal note making me feel special. When the parcel arrived I always took time to open it slowly and savour the personal touches that were added to my purchase.

I enjoyed wearing this skirt for the first time during a holiday in Norfolk.

I walk to my Thursday volunteering session at my local school whatever the weather. Usually the weather is kind to me but today it was a little damp.

Later in the day we dined out at the Bear Inn, Hodnet for a birthday celebration.

On my walk to a local school for my weekly afternoon session listening to children read I noticed these beautiful spring blooms.

Later in the day I donned my new reversible wrap skirt to dine in a local restaurant, the Orange House. The restaurant provides a Tapas menu and we have been meaning to visit since it opened but didn’t quite get around to it until today.

The food was delicious. We will dine there again when the opportunity arises.

We arrived for breakfast to find, unexpectedly, that it was in a different room with different waiters including the barman from previous evenings. In one corner of the room the Ice Sculptors were having breakfast together. One of them was rather rude, having a loud business conversation (that the whole room had to suffer) rather than retreating to take the call in a more appropriate location.

After breakfast we loaded the car and headed off to the Railway Museum only to find that it wasn’t open on Mondays. We had already left York centre and didn’t want to retrace our steps so we set off in a general homeward direction hoping for inspiration along the way.

Mr C suggested that we stop at the next motorway service station for elevenses. The signposts were specific and then confusing leading to Mr C missing the turning and ending up on the road to Pontefract where we saw a friendly sign to a nearby shopping outlet. They were bound to have morning refreshment options there.

Suitably refreshed we did a circuit of the shopping village. The first shop I ventured into was Craghoppers where I saw a lovely waterproof (3 in 1) navy coat with a soft pink fleece inside. I resisted the urge to try it on. How many waterproof coats does a girl need, even if they had been looking for the perfect navy coloured waterproof that would work just as well with evening wear?

Mr C was drawn into the cookshops and came away with several baking trays and an enamel roasting tin, then we browsed a bedding shop but decided not to buy the only bedding set that caught our eye. When we had completed the full circuit of the shopping village and were about leave, the coat called me back… Apparently a girl can never have too many waterproof coats!

Purchase completed we resumed our journey stopping off at Derby garden centre in Little Eaton for lunch. Our order was taken at the table and delivered on a delightful tea trolley. No wonder the café was full on a Monday.

When we arrived home, both Mr C and I noticed immediately that the delivery we had been concerned about was under our doormat. The doormat, which had featured in the delivery confirmation update, was the secure porch mentioned in the text. I enjoyed opening my belated birthday present, a two sided wrap skirt that has many different styling possibilities.

Later we enjoyed ‘Fine Dining’ on luxury fishcakes from our freezer and the mixed leaves we had picked up on our way home.

Not the day we had planned but it was enjoyable none the less.

Today was the first outing for my new (reversible) skirt from Skirt Fanatic. I was all dressed up to visit my mum for a fish and chip supper for her birthday. I am looking forward to wearing it with its detachable pocket and sandals on summer walks.

My skirt was a joy to unwrap, it arrived beautifully packed with love and attention to detail.