Sit tight for a lot of pictures today, a full and very enjoyable day at that! When I got up it was misty and frosty, thought I would open the window and push the bug netting up, not a good start, the window opened fine but when I unlocked he netting the whole large panel fell out!! Luckily, being on the ground floor and not getting in too much of a panic I managed to replace it after I had taken my photos.

I went to the nail place with Patty, her mum and the girls. Had a pedicure, manicure and a lovely back massage. I never use nail varnish and have never ever done my toes, so a new experience! Picked a nice subtle colour, in for a penny in for a pound!

When we got back Lee was working on the vintage car, getting a new engine in.

Had a short trip to Katonah with Patty which was nice, we had hot chocolate and looked in a few of the quaint shops.

We had an hour or so indoors before going out to the New York Botanical Park so I have made some patterns for the ottoman fabric, then we set off, the park is in the Bronx. They have a fantastic train exhibition every year featuring many landmarks, all the displays are made of natural material and we were just enchanted, I took nearly a hundred pictures but obviously won't be posting them all. This was the first exhibit we saw.

Two displays as we started to make out way round.

A nice family group.

Managed to catch one of the trains in this one!

New York City.

Lee and Kate by the Statue of Liberty!

A statue from Central Park.

The little ladybird train going through.

Another impressive building.

Aircraft for a change.

And one more group.

Nearly forgot Kate with the stilted lady!

We drove home for a quick freshen up and then went out to an Italian restaurant, I have a delicious vegetable risotto and then we came home. All pretty tired from a full day. Nothing strenuous planned for tomorrow, I will watch the grand prix and probably make a start on the ottoman.