It was not an unspendy day, but the brakes work well now! And all the massive squeeking is gone.

It’s Friday and we’re thinking about going to Lauritzen Gardens  tomorrow for awhile. I’m hoping to see some plants, but it seems to be a bit early in the season for that. The only plants I’ve seen thriving so far, in our insanely variant weather lately, are my mother’s irises and the herbs Ian’s planted.

I would rather see the gardens when there are lots of plants to enjoy, but it would also be a good walk if the weather is good.

The other day, we were walking to the car from the grocery. It was raining and I was the lucky holder of the umbrella (usually we let TLK have it) and I was reminded of the day in Milton Keynes when Ian and I were going to the grocery and it was absolutely pouring.

Actually, it was raining sideways.

If I lived in England, I would have to get one of these super-sturdy wind-impervious umbrellas.    Although, I’m not sure it would be helpful with sideways rain.   :)

You can see some of The Human Touch Collection here.

I think my favorite things this time were:

The miniature asian sculptures

The Degas ballerina.

I have to admit that some of the art made us laugh… like the big canvas that was painted black and each corner was a squared-off section painted in another color.    It didn’t seem like something anyone would pay a lot of money for.