A day outdoors.

I was determined to spend today outside doing as little as possible.

I started by having my breakfast on the patio that mirrors the one you can just make out at the top of the picture directly above my feet. Later we had coffee sitting on the bench in the same place. At this point I was reading the amended mark scheme that had arrived this morning (not by post but on my lap top which meant I had to download it and print it out grrr!)

Then Chris got the steamer chair out for me - quite an event I don't think it came out at all last year. I made my self some lunch and ate it with my feet up, still skimming the mark scheme.

Moving to a bit more shade (I did put factor 50 on) I decided I would just try preliminary marking one or two scripts to see how the mark scheme felt. Cup of tea was brought - very nice thank you Chris.

Then it was time to come in to prepare salads for a BBQ tea and post my blip. Lots of lovely flowers in the garden still including our first flowering rose but I thought this summed up the day best and you can see my newly manicured toes!

I brought a book down first thing but it is still on the kitchen table. One day I will manage a day just sitting and reading. Not complaining though - the evening is still to come - must be glass of wine time!