1940s Royal albert "Summer Glory"

This chintz style pattern shown here in the Hampton shape.

To see more of this pattern:

http://www.royalalbertpatterns.com/a%20to%20z%20pages/rapgs.htm

It's been real hot and oddly I'm too hot but I love it.

I've been out in the sun too much.

My cat does not like the heat it's quite funny but she still snuggles up to me.

I wore a pretty summer dress and I didn't feel totally ugly in it.

When I was in the mountains the weekend before, I cried a lot. I cried hiking. Thankfully I was hiking alone.

I had a thought in the mountains of something I want in a relationship and it surprised me. Not something I would normally want, but I realised it's one of the biggest things that leads me away when I'm getting close.

I get the first week in August off. I'm literally doing nothing. I'll walk a lot of course. If I could afford to I'd rent an RV and go camping for the week all by myself. It's truly a bucket list, but it has to be near river, forest and mountains. Not going to happen any time soon, especially because I can't drive...or rather I can drive but not an RV and not alone, no license, ommly learners.

Speaking of learners I drove a small distance the weekend before and it was kind of nice...different than when I've driven before, was probably because of the person who I was with. No nagging at me or making me feel like crap for mistakes. But I need to learn to just take direction and understand I don't know everything and it's okay that I don't!

i have lots of china stashed but this is my favourite!!