The O.K Coral



Dress:  Shop in Marmande, R2D2 bag- Miss Selfridge 1996, Indian shoes- Kush, Mini hat fascinator:   Prize from Florrie's floral festivities.  Bunting necklace:  Dorothy Perkins, Shell flower earrings:  Market in Monsegur. Cardie:  Primark



It is the last day before I return to school.  It is the return to normality.  It's so silly to feel gloomy so I have tried not to!   I have lots and lots and lots to do still so will need to get on.  Again, trying not to panic! I am used to this though- this holiday is the one in which you just want to cling to the holidays like a baby monkey clinging to its mother. I recognise what a lovely privelege I have to have this long holiday though.  Like Eccesiastes, I appreciate that there's a time for each thing and the appreciation of holidays is made more so by the having to work hard in between! It's all ok.

It's also weird cooking for one and being alone.  For a lot of the holiday I have spent it with other people, so it seemed strange to be alone.  Quiet, reflective. But it's ok.

I went to church this morning. I played the piano for the service:  always a scary prospect, always includes one or two dodgy notes. I saw friends; it was lovely to see them.  The sermon spoke to me a lot, it showed me a lot about my flaws and bad decisions I have made in the way I deal with things, go about them.  It showed me how I need to think, think, think.  Anger is not a good thing, it doesn't achieve anything. It's really important to think and listen and think before I speak. 

I came home and made a lovely tofu stir-fry.  I took some lovely photos of it to show with this but Blogger has reverted back to not letting me upload any more photos above a certain size, so France will have to wait- luckily, it uploaded this first collage.  It was nice to be able to eat lots and lots of different vegetables in one dish (ingredients:  tofu, courgette, carrot, red pepper, onion, buckwheat noodles, szechuan sauce, soy sauce).  I found in France, when you eat out, vegetables are a bit of a rarity!!   But it's ok to not have them in a while.

I'm really happy to be wearing coral, I've been admiring the colour for a while but not found anything in it, I really liked enough.  These photos don't show how bright this dress is but it is! I found it for 5 euros in a shop when we visited Marmande on Thursday.  I found one or two old favourites to wear with it- these shoes were a favourite of mine about 6-7 years ago, I'd forgotten about them totally.    My R2D2 bag seemed fitting to use again, I've had it since the movies were rereleased in about 1996 or 1997. May seem a little teenage but it's ok.

I hope that you are well and happy.

xx