Feeling In The Pink

Bank Holiday Monday morning- lovely late breakfast [BLT baguettes, courtesy of Bob] then I did lots of weeding whilst he did some wiring. Happy to report that my Gospel Chandelier is finally up over the dining table - and shining brightly. There was a delay because some how the bits got packed separately when we moved, and the final part has only recently come to light.[sorry, pun unintentional there] An unexpected gift of pink flowers from friends at Church has brightened the room too - and the lilies smell heavenly. Thanks, friends!

The other pink things round here are my nails. For my wedding anniversary, Bob gave me a totally unexpected gift -  a set of Jamberry Nail Wraps. No, I didn't know about these things either, but he said he wanted to give me something which would be fun, and just for me. I am now sporting the most amazing sparkly pink fingernails. Allegedly these should last for a fortnight with care. Here's the before and after.

I applied these [very slowly and carefully] on Saturday evening, and after 2½days of serious cooking, laundry, gardening and preaching they are still looking as new. 

Facebook proved very useful this morning. I posted pictures of one of my garden shrubs to find out what it was. People promptly replied to tell me is is hypericum, or St John's Wort, and those juicy looking berries are definitely not edible [yes it had lovely yellow flowers earlier in the year] and can cause skin irritation. Fortunately I was wearing gardening gloves [to protect my nails, of course]