Well, that shopping trip didn't go quite as expected :-)

Vicky kindly volunteered to help me shop for new glasses, since I haven't bought any in ten years, have no real idea of what would suit me, and could have used the occasional second opinion. So this afternoon we pootled merrily into the town centre, only to find that apparently all opticians close on Sundays. Bah. So instead we faffed around Caffe Nero and the market, and then I had the outstandingly bad idea of looking at long leather coats in the leather shop on Rose Crescent, with the result that I now own a completely unnecessary long leather coat. I could claim that Vicky deliberately encouraged me, but even if true that wouldn't be much of an excuse…

Ah well. I'm sure I'll find a good use for it soon enough. It fastens right up to the neck and down to the knees, so it's likely to do an even better job of keeping the wind off than my wool overcoat. So it's a practical purchase. Really. Um.