Yesterday evening my throat began to feel sore, and by the time I was in bed I was struggling not to cough all night! I think it is a flare up of catarrh as I now keep having quite scary coughing/choking fits. I was up at 6 am and as I was sleeping downstairs I could see the garden. You will have to look closely, but this little goldfinch came quite close to the house, and Rachel doesn't have bird food out. I used to get them once but bought niger seeds to attract them.

They had this very pretty blue flower in the garden.

And this shadow across this white flower made for quite a funky shot!

I had been going to visit a 96 year old friend this morning, but decided against it just in case I was infectious. she had quadruple bypass surgery in her eighties and has very poorly legs, so I would really not want to be responsible for making her poorly. Rachel took me to a supermarket so that I could stock up on cough and cold cures and we had a bit of lunch out. We didn't have too long indoors before it was time for them to drop me off at the station. Said my goodbyes, including Cookie, who really doesn't like having her photo taken! She is a cute little lady though.

Skip drove so I had them both come with me to the station. I was there in good time and the train was just a couple of minutes late. Sadly I was by a window and the sun was beating down on me for the hour and twenty minutes, so I have to admit I was sweating in a most unladylike way! I wasn't in direct sunlight on the second train which was  a relief. Darren was waiting for me at the station and stopped outside a shop so that I could get some fresh milk.
I thought I would take a photo of the great little weighing scales I got, a real bargain and just what I wanted.

Darren went to the boot sale this morning and got me a great jigsaw puzzle, it reminds me of the start of the 70's series of Sherlock Holmes. The right size to fit on my little table too.

I have had a Lemsip since I got home and will have another one before I go to bed. What with the heat and the cough I don't think a good night is likely!!