This morning I went back to the studio to finish off the mug for Darren to take to America. It will be glazed and fired hopefully on Tuesday so will be ready in time for when they leave next Saturday. The design on the second side is mostly writing which is a challenge in it's own right! 

I also wrote a personal message on the bottom so I hope it will be a welcome gift and that it turns out well enough. On my way there I saw a nice little wooden footstool outside the charity shop which was marked up at £15. I sent Sandy round to negotiate a better price as she is in the shop next door and does a lot of business with them. She managed to buy it for £10. I have cleaned it up a bit and will probably make a cover for the material part.

Darren and I went and had a bit of lunch at Sainsbury's and I got some ingredients to make smoothies. I enjoyed Strictly last night and am looking forward to the second program this evening.