Tenacious

I walked down into town today to "run a few errands" as they say, and happened to spot this display in the Tourist Information Centre.  It made me laugh as Mr A Jnr always says he doesn't want any cushions now he's got his own place...so I sent him the snap as a joke.  But...he actually liked it!  Said it reminded him of home.  Bless him.

Other than that, I did go out to Twin Larder in Ash, to top up our coffee supply and get a few more zero waste items to try, taking along my own containers for the goodies.  It was encouragingly busy in there, with one silver-haired chap saying (fondly) that it reminded him of shopping in the 50's.

Anyway, I also went along to the big Sainsbury's store in Farnham for the purpose of buying a non-slip shower/bath mat.  You see, since we've had a water softener, I normally take baths for all my daily ablutions...but last week I tried a shower in an attempt to speed up my morning routine, but nearly went A-over-T when I rinsed my hair conditioner under the shower while attempting to stand upright.  It was not easy, let me tell you, and I had to resort to holding onto the chrome plumbing to stay vaguely vertical.  So, I figured I wouldn't try that little exercise again until I got myself a non-slip mat!

My extra snap caught my eye...a little cluster of crocus plants tenaciously clinging to life in the tiny channel of dirt by the kerbstone opposite our house. 

Step count by 21:00hrs = 10,612

Thought for the day:

"It isn't the strongest, the smartest or the best looking that succeed.  It is the most tenacious.  Never give up."  (Christine Foord)