The weather has been really awful today. I was going to go out as I wrote quite a lot of letters yesterday evening, but the wind and rain convinced me that it was not a good idea! I had made a list of what I need to take for the trip so have been packing the case today. It is well inside the weight allowance, which is good. This new case had in integral lock and Darren came up and checked that I had set the new combination correctly, as I didn't want a packed case that I couldn't unlock! The trees outside have obviously had a really good watering and I have give the indoor plants a really good drink today. The begonia that I snapped that appeared to have survived has now really died, but the other one has a lot of new growth at the top, so they were still a bargain.

Some weeks ago I bought a small aloe vera plant at a boot sale, it seemed to be dormant but now has begun to grow as well.

I went out to have tea with Darren and Tina as we won't see each other for a couple of weeks now. They will be away when I get home, they are off to Portugal to visit Tina's sister. Darren braved the weather and got the letters posted for me on the way out. Won't be in bed late as Darren is taking me to the station at 6.30 am!