Quite a bit of this post relates to yesterday evening. I went to the craft class and we made Easter wreaths. It was a pleasant evening, just me and two Sandras.

Before I went to the class I decided to have a go at an acrylic painting of flowers, as I have quite a lot at the moment. I didn't draw the flowers first just decided to go straight in with the paints. I am quite enjoying the acrylics.

I have been bidding on hand sewing machines and at the weekend won one. When I got home from the class it had arrived. The woodwork isn't great and needs quite a lot of restoring, but after playing for a bit and using new cotton it works fine. I used to use one over 50 years ago, and it is very soothing to use. I need to made a cover for my electric machine so have material and will make it using the old Singer machine.

This morning Tina and I both went up to the ceramic studio, Tina did some painting and I manned the shop while Sandy went off to take a group at a local care home. My spider plates were out of the kiln and the silver looks grey, so a little disappointing, but the plates look good anyway.

I had painted a jug as well but it was lower down in the kiln and not unloaded before we left. We came home for the car, collected some parcels and went to the material shop, where I bought some to make a cover for the electric machine. The we had lunch at Sainsbury's. doubled up some points and did some shopping. After we had unloaded the shopping Tina dropped me off at the ceramic studio and opposite the hairdressers. I collected the jug, didn't photograph it before as it was a surprise for Tina. It is a little cream just and says 'More cream vicar?' The colours were left over from someone who had been in to paint last week and it needed using up.

Then I crossed over and have had my hair cut and coloured. Tonight I will clean up the hand sewing machine and maybe make a pattern for the cover.