The Sweat Shop

If you were in the vacinity of Queens Street yesterday you may have heard the whirring of sewing machines, the odd burst of swearing, the puff of a steam iron and the chatter of women working. We sewed and steamed and tied and knotted to make pretty things for the wedding. The to-do list is almost ticked off. Not long now. A big thank you to the Mother of the Bride and the Maid of Honour for their help and humour.

The marquee goes up today and the wine is off to be chilled, the suits are to be picked up and Mr Jones is at home to be organised(!).Tomorrow the baking will start. The kitchen floor has just been cleaned in anticipation.

The only unknown is the weather. This morning the BBC says heavy rain showers, as do weather.com and GMTV - yes I've checked them all. The satelite maps don't look too bad - but lets keep our fingers crossed for stiff breeze on Thursday to blow it all away.

This morning Mr Jones and I had a lovely bacon sandwich - we heartily recommend Beans cafe in Stamford for breakfast. The promise of a bacon sarnie out is a very handy tool to get lazy men out of bed and moving on their first day off in months - he's even had his hair cut and it's only 10.26!