​The middle of May and it’s been cold. Cold enough today that we had thunder and lightning with hailstones the size of marbles. The view out of my lounge window, and that isn’t blossom on the ground.

​I drove to Yarm today to look around charity shops, and was delighted to find a wonderful gift shop, that I’d been to about 15 months ago, and hadn’t remembered where it was. For over a year, I’ve been searching on Google, and had been to Ripon, Thirsk and Northallerton, trying to find it. Due to the heavy rain, wandering around the town wasn’t an option, so I had a fabulous lunch here too.

​Tricksie Treat runs towards me to start her begging an hour before Treat Time. I have to deal with this every day.

​I inadvertently took this photo while messaging an invigilation colleague. I’ve made it completely anonymous, but this was during an exam today.

​We all took turns, on today’s walk from North Shields, to pose by this railing, because Margaret said it looked like we were on a cruise ship!

​Looking up at a Cold War Avro Vulcan B2 Bomber at NELSAM, Sunderland.

​Mr Blue Skye always likes to sleep on my lap with his head tucked into my hand. Dear little chap.