dotty, spotty, potty...

Today, I bought a La Redoute polka dot top from Oxfam* in Bury St Edmunds, it was £4.99.

I love dotty, spotty things and don't have nearly enough in my wardrobe, so this is a welcome addition.

Talking of dotty and spotty things, we've started potty training my 2 year old (what?... at least it rhymes).

He's been brilliant. So proud of himself. Never more so than the other day in a restaurant with the family. He politely asked for a wee and off we went to the toilet.

On our way back, he shouted to the rest of our table, in his proudest, loudest voice: "I DUN A POO!", "I DUN A POO!"

Well, of course we all clapped, cheered and congratulated him. Only when I looked around at the other diners tucking into their Sunday Roasts did I realise that they were not nearly as happy as us about this revelation.





*Have you been to the Oxfam website recently? You can now buy online from the site, which is always updating as all the items are one-offs. True feel good shopping.

ps. Is it wrong to love the new Miley Cyrus song? AND want to go and watch 'Fame' The Movie when it comes out tomorrow...? Help, what's wrong with me?

Under my Umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh...

Today I bought a much needed Umbrella!

Modelled here in the field at the back of our house by my daughter Daisy... (I'm not sure what she is looking at, probably a small mouse, or eek... a snake).

Whilst doing our mini photoshoot in the middle of the field, unexpectedly it did start to rain... and I thought that was just an old wives' tale.

It is very cute and… very dotty (the umbrella is nice too). I've noticed a bit of a theme running in my last couple of posts, dotty things! I seem to have developed some sort of crush on polka dots – bit like Jane at workthatwardrobe she confesses to loving dotty things too!

I got this from the godsend that is Matalan. They are open after work hours... every day... what more can I say?.

Daisy has always called it Mataland, I think the reason for this is that it feels like a small country to her, given how long it takes me to get round it!

Total spent today: £3