The Friday before a special weekend

1.  It was only a short week, but I'm happy it's Friday.  Roll on the weekend :-)

2.  One of our favourite meals: chicken and mushroom risotto, using the last of Tuesday's lemon roast chicken.  And we've got enough left for another meal on Sunday (leftover leftovers!)

3.  The presents are wrapped and ready for tomorrow's wedding celebrations.  We've just checked the weather forecast, and it might stay dry!  I'm looking forward to it.

An unexpectedly sunny day

...perfect for exploring the local scarecrow festival with our friends.

Followed by:
- a hearty bowl of soup at the village Methodist chapel
- an overdue haircut ready for next week's festivities
- mooching around the shops in Cockermouth
- successful shopping in Workington: fascinator, birthday present, gift box
- catching up on the F1 qualifying at Silverstone (it was very wet!)

I'm a teeny bit sunburnt after being outdoors for most of the day (a convertible car may not have helped ;o) ) but not so it'll be a problem. Hopefully I'll just look healthy in Friday's photos.