I've missed you

The view from my sitting room at 7.30pm this evening.  You can't see it here but it's absolutely pouring with rain.  It's been raining relentlessly all day long.
Firstly, I must apologise for being such a rubbish blogger.  There was a time when I was posting once, sometimes twice a day but at the moment I've managed one a week at most.  I've had too much on to be able to give it the time I'd

I love the snow!

I spotted that it had started snowing quite heavily about 1.30am on Thursday morning

So I put my long hooded coat on that I rediscovered in my wardrobe sort out. It's from Banana Republic and was £45 on Ebay a few years back.  It was brand new with the tags still on and is cashmere, wool and angora.  It's lovely and warm.
Be amazed that I'm putting a picture on my blog of me with no make-up

Presents from Giles and Mrs Jones is here. Yeeeeahhh!

 My gorgeous friends Giles and David popped round and brought me some presents.  It reminded me of a while ago when the pair had been at Elton John's party and brought me the biggest bottle of vodka I'd ever seen.  Excuse the dodgy mobile phone pics.

You need two hands to pour this...  As The Actor found out when he chipped a piece out of my cream granite worktop!  He paid for the repair... I

My favourite painting

La Dormeuse, 1927 by Tamara de Lempicka
I love Tamara de Lempicka's paintings and this is my favourite.  I have five of her paintings.  I bought it in New York about twenty years ago.  I remember thinking it was really expensive, about $1000 which was a lot for me at the time.  It's a screen print from the original and is very good quality.  Everyone that comes round likes it.  It has a lovely