Well I went and had a nice walk around Holborn. Could have done with having DD2 with me to get into Coram's Fields (it used to be called "The Foundling") as you could only get in if you had a child with you - I used to be despatched there "to enjoy myself" when my mother and great gran used to hit the sherry. I also bought two books from Persephone Books, which is in the same street where my great gran lived (the whole area is now chichi beyond belief, but every so often you catch a glimpse of something that hasn't changed, which is reassuring).
Then I decided to jump on the first bus that came. Unfortunately it only went to Oxford Circus. I went to have a cup of tea in M & S and ended up with three (3, III) bras in the sale. Absolutely bargainous, I have a bright red one, a white one and a purply flowered affair, all three for £23. Giddy with success, I went to the shoes and bought two pairs of shoes in the sale as well. There was nothing that appealled in the clothes - all very beige. Why can't they go back to their good basics - cotton jumpers in a range of colours, good white cotton shirts, smart, good quality work trousers?
I am now slumped on the sofa with a glass of white, listening to 1.fm Always Christmas, with the cat next to me. And a still empty house. 