After breakfast on Tuesday, we walked into town for our eye tests. Jon was delighted that his prescription hadn't changed and that he didn't need to splash out on new glasses but, while my prescription has also stayed the same, I failed my field tests several times and have been referred to the hospital for further investigation. The optician has told me not to worry so I won't. Que sera, sera!
It was a blustery but mild day and I was able to cast off my thermals and beer mittens. I wore my Dilli Grey Komal maxi skirt and the Greek hand-embroidered blouse I bought in Lindos back in September. My Moshulu leather boots, Aldo fedora & Betty Jackson belt are all charity shop finds.
After lunch, Jon did a few jobs on Patrice whilst I photographed & listed a few more on eBay before curling up with my latest read for an hour or so. Yet again, the evening was spent with The Alienist, fifteen episodes down, three to go.
On Wednesday I wrapped the eBay parcels after my Wii Fit Workout. Stephen was due his check-up at the vet so Jon wrestled him into the carrier and emailed me some photos once they'd checked in. Becky, our vet, is very pleased with our old boy (he'll be 17 in May), his blood pressure and heart rate are good and his weight has increased. We thought he might have gone deaf as he's been shouting really loudly of late but, on closer inspection, he's got an ear infection which should clear up with drops in a week or so.
After Jon had unleashed Stephen from the cat carrier and had a restorative cup of coffee, we set off to our favourite Black Country town for a look around the charity shops, bumping into our friends Brendan and Lynn in the clearance shop and had a catch-up in between some serious rummaging.
An early '70s English-made wool & mohair jacket by Miss Selfridge, a handknitted wool cardi, a 1970s English-made tweed gents blouson jacket, two vintage hand-knitted hats (now mine), a very posh boating blazer, 1960s plaited leather Western belt, a handknitted jumper and a tiger print shirt (Jon's!)
The boating blazer is made by Devil's Advocate, a company that specialises in very flashy, skinny fitting jackets in metallic fabrics, velvet, sequins and fake fur and retail upwards of £200.
In the pocket was a copy of a receipt for the services of an Anglo-Portuguese wedding singer from Wolverhampton. I found his YouTube channel and thought he deserved a plug for generously donating his jacket to charity.
Needless to say, it's fairtrade, ethically & sustainably made (in India)....and exactly the right size. How many dresses can I cram in? I'm going to have fun over the next few weeks trying.
