Banking on it...

So, as the Bank Holiday draws to a close, I hope everyone is feeling as smug as I am.  I've had a lovely weekend thanks to my friends who joined me for a belated housewarming.  In true Shelly fashion, I couldn't resist but go all out on the catering, providing food from the east - as in winkles from East London, Pork Pies from the East Midlands, and, sat firmly in centre stage, ham, stotties and pease pudding from my birthplace in the North East.  I cooked the ham and the stotties myself and was really pleased with the results - will definitely be making those again!

Think I need a bigger bowl...

Yet another magazine makeover...

Of course, it being a house warming party, I wanted to get my flat as pretty as possible - and managed to finish my second book case with half an hour to spare before my first guests arrived.  Cutting it fine?  Moi?  Okay, maybe a bit...

So yes, I'm in my happy place this evening, and will be staying firmly put throughout the week, courtesy of a few day's annual leave I managed to sneak in.  Of course on Thursday I will be voting, and encourage everyone to do the same.  Last week I went to a talk by Owen Jones and George the Poet, and left feeling really inspired that, if we all pull together to work towards a better future, anything is possible.  Not sure who to vote for?  Take George's advice:  think about all the things that really annoy you on a normal day and look at what the different parties are going to do about them.  Pretty sound advice if you ask me...

I shall leave you with a quote from George - one for life and the election:

As long as you're gonna be courageous
I promise you you're gonna see some changes.