Ellen Dean meets Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn arrived at my home yesterday!
Okay, so she took the form of a print on a T-shirt - but I got your attention, didn't I? ;-)

I ordered a T-shirt from Iffyton www.iffyton.co.uk via their website, and the delivery was so fast it left me spinning.
Impressive!

I ordered a pale pink, medium size. The one that arrived was not pink, but more of a light red. Better colour, actually. When I unpacked it I thought it was going to be too big, but no it fits really well.
I took a pic to let you see Audrey and I spinning records together!


I love this T-shirt, it's 100% cotton, well made, and good quality. It feels nice, and is comfortable to wear. I am waiting to see how the 1% magic mentioned on the tag 'mixes' with my 100% magic personality ;-) Maybe it will turn me into a professional DJ!

The next 'spinning session' will take place in the washing machine. Watch this space for updates.

But, before I sign off, I want to mention how easy it was to navigate the Iffyton website. They have a great selection of fabulous T-shirts.
Check it out.

Abba 2 Bjorn Belief - Hambleton Forum, Northallerton

Last night Sat Nav and I went to Waterloo, ooops sorry, no, my mistake, it was Hambleton Forum, in Northallerton,www.hambleton.gov.uk to see our good friends Abba 2 Bjorn Belief in concert.
As always, they were fabulous!

I, of course, Honey Honey, was the supreme Dancing Queen of the night ;-)
Sat Nav was a Super Trooper and Fernado didn't sit down all night.

When they started to sing Mamma Mia I thought Here I go again - my, my, how can I resist!

The audience loved them, roaring their approval throughout. A great thing about this band - apart from their fantastic musical talent - is that they encourage audience participation. The added humour is unique to their show, and this sets them apart from other Abba Tribute bands. They are the best, and give you a real fun night out.

So, Abba 2 Thank you for the music-- Nobody does it better!

See you in July guys.

Mid-life crisis?

Last week a series of events lead me to test drive a Mercedes SLK.
I had been looking to buy a Merc for a while, but sometimes I get put off by car salesmen who fuss over you just so that you will buy a car regardless of whether it's suitable, and especially when two women are involved with no man to check under the bonnet, and kick the tyres.

When I saw this car advertised in the local newspaper I thought I would go along and have a look. The car was right up my street, Sat Nav liked it too, which was a bonus. The garage selling it was a family run garage, mother, father and two sons, and that appealed to us. From the start I was treated with respect, and wasn't pushed to buy anything at all.

Mark, (one of the sons) whom I had spoken to on the telephone was busy with customers when we arrived at the garage, so Jonny (other son) took me for a test drive. Although he did offer us the keys to take the car ourselves. That impressed me, although we didn't take up his offer.

We had travelled a few miles and were heading into a small village when a motorhome shot out of a junction in front of us; not exactly an emergency, thank goodness. A little further along a car overtook a bus, both coming towards us and nearly wiped us out. It was an extraordinary experience to say the least. Jonny's face turned white. After all I was driving a car that I wasn't used to! I looked at him and said, 'Well the brakes work!' and carried on.

I didn't really need time to think about buying this fabulous car, but Jonny said, 'Have a think about it, and let us know.'

I highly recommend this garage www.catterickservicestation.co.uk They are polite, courteous, and not at all pushy.

I am absolutely delighted with my car. It was delivered yesterday, and it sparkled! I don't care that it's not brand new - it's new to me. I have had sports convertibles in the past, and thought I'd got over it. Am I having a mid-life crisis?

One thing did come to mind . . . last week after the test drive I had tingling pains in my feet. I couldn't tell why that was. Last night I had the same tingling, and decided that it must be due to my new driving position. It's funny how a change in posture can cause so much pain! But I'm sure I'll get used to it ;-)