I'll collect anything, well not just anything but I am a bit of a hoarder. I started cutting the stamps off my post years ago and have been doing it ever since. I love the stamps, I love turning them over to see the colour and any patterns on the inside of the envelope too! I don't just keep the pretty ones, I love them all. The top picture shows just a random pinch from one of my jars, what a mixture - aren't they great? As well as collecting them from the post I take a trip to the post office every now and then and join the queue for the philatelic counter. I'm not interested in first day covers or anything fancy I just buy the ones I like the most and I can use on the post I send. I see the latest stamps from the Royal Mail are Roald Dahl stamps each featuring one of Quentin Blake's wonderful illustrations. Perhaps I'll pay a trip to the post office tomorrow.
D bought these beautiful orange tulips home for me the other day, along with a bunch of punchy purple carnations. He knows me well, I love them.
It was D's birthday on Friday, despite having to work during the day we had a lovely meal out in the evening at a local Indian restaurant, delicious food and the best company - my D. It was just the start of our fun-filled weekend, I'd booked us in to a hotel in London as a surprise for the following night so on Saturday morning we took the train to London.
We had a super time, eating, drinking, wandering, riding on buses, browsing and shopping as we went. Amazing how just one night away can feel like a real break. On Sunday we celebrated our 13 year anniversary, which made the whole weekend even more special.
Didn't really take many pictures, just a few. 1&2) Coffee and breakfast at Patisserie Valerie's 3) Riusuke Fukahori - Goldfish Salvation at the ICN gallery 4) Maiden, window display 5) Phlegm artwork 6) more street art 7) my neon nails 8) my new oversize shirt 9) my new boots
