Quiet weekend

Parliament finally got through the last sitting week of the year, which is always exhausting as they try to get all the laws through ... and everyone is tired and cranky and also having christmas parties. But we made it, and then a very quiet weekend. Our car has died - we had to get it towed it was literally undriveable - and turns out the clutch is completely stuffed and we have to get a new one. Lots of money and a week with only one car to share, which is a pain. It's only five years old, which I think is quite recent, in car terms :) - but I suppose we should expect more problems with it than when it was brand new.

It was a bit warmer this weekend but I still went for a walk. The gardens are looking beautifully green because of all the rain. 

The cat is not sure about her first summer, she was born in autumn so this is new to her. She spent all of Sunday stretched out asleep, airing her tummy. There is a lot to air. She got tickled a LOT.

We went out for dinner on Friday night with some friends and I wore a new dress that I'd made - rayon, light, floaty, very comfortable. This isn't a great picture but there's not much to see from a fashion perspective! It's a very basic pattern, McCalls 8214, not much fitting, cap sleeves. Great to wear. I did view B.