Despite disappointment life is full of blessings and joy. I had a lovely day yesterday. I went shopping for bits and pieces and saw that there was a book stall on the market. I have been reading a series of books on my kindle which I have really enjoyed - there are 2 more books in the series left and I had thought that I wouldn't be able to read those on our new budgeted life style. But there they were sitting waiting for me on the stall. I had a lovely chat with the book seller because he had seen my delighted face! I know it is nothing in the big scheme of things but it felt like a special blessing that those 2 books were there. I also went out for a meal with my lovely dialysis friend D. She reminded me of a year ago when we were spending our time together at dialysis. How much nicer to be spending it in a restaurant! When I had my hair trimmed yesterday the hairdresser said that she thinks that the colour my hair is now is the my own colour - yippee! I am still a red head. It is 3 1/2 months since it was dyed and the dye would have now washed out. Again - nothing big in the scheme but lovely news for me. I wasn't ready to be grey quite yet and quite so suddenly. All this adds up to a lot of small things but that reminder to look for the joys in each day - however insignificant they seem. 


This weekend we had been hoping to go to the Henley Regatta as a friend had some spare tickets but it turned out they were for week days. Ho hum! So we have decided to go to Savill for a picnic and to celebrations of the rose. Chloe is coming with us - so that will be lovely - apart from the weather!