Today Eleanor was delivered to a happy customer - my old midwife! I'm hoping she spreads the word...

The business pushes on.. I've done a bit of a business deal today! The lovely local boutique Obolensky's has asked me to produce a watercolour portfolio no less to tempt people.. I'm going to produce hours of work (when?) focusing on the top 10 names. I was impressed (read: smug) to discover my boys' names are numbers 30 and 60. Ha. Who said Essex girls were common? Don't answer that. I'm thinking I'll do special anniversaries and birthdays too. Lord knows how or when, but I got a gorgeous looking watercolour ring-bound presentation book today (sad, I know. But its like anything - you get into it, and shops stocking your stuff are mecca! Its the stationery thing all over again!) in my second home Pullingers in Farnham. Fab shop, and the lady is always sooo friendly and helpful upstairs in 'my' section. Today I was riding high when she said its a great sign that I'm doing ok in such tricky times and was a testament to my talent. Well, dunno about talent but it was lovely to hear!