Life's full of surprises...

I went to have my eyes tested today - nothing surprising in that I hear you say.  This time last year, before I started this blog, I had a strange thing happen to my right eye which no-one ever really explained so I now have to go annually.
My left eye seemed to be getting worse and I was getting quite cross - glasses are so expensive as I have quite a complicated and expensive lens prescription - a new pair makes quite a dent in our monthly finances, and I felt having to cope with M's cataracts was quite enough at present.
Anyway, off I went this morning thinking to myself that it was a good excuse to leave M to H's ministrations and spend time in Worcester.  The eye test was incredibly thorough and to my surprise my eyes have improved not deteriorated and my prescription has decreased.  I did know that the change caused by age making most people long-sighted could have a beneficial effect if one's short-sighted, but apparently there's been a big change in my eyes - especially the left so I've actually been struggling with specs which are too strong!
So, inevitably, new specs were needed - though I did get quite a nice second pair free.  They did find that the pressure in my right eye is a little too high, and I have to have that checked again in a fortnight, which may result in another hospital visit, but may right itself in the meantime.
Now all I have to do is convince H that his complaints about his specs may have the same cause and get him to have an eyetest - especially as he's now over 60 and can get a discount, and find an optician that can provide him with a pair suitable for playing the organ in! (Hopeless in Varifocals as you have to look down to the pedal board to check your feet and up quite high to the musicdesk to read the music, so you're always looking through the wrong bit of the lens, apparently.)

House of Fraser in Worcester is being revamped and its wool and fabric section, now on the top floor, will be much better than before - Rowan wools and Kaffe Fasset and Amy Butler Fabric amongs others, and right next to the new cafe.  They're also selling Biba fashion which took me right back to the late 60's early 70's and the old Biba store where I spent many a happy hour!

Thanks to everyone who claimed items I had on offer, some have been posted and I'll get the rest off in a day or so.  Lace, guinea pig yarn and book still on offer - I'll take them to charity shop with the rest if I don't get any takers by Monday.