Plaid Friday

 

According to the news, today is Mad Friday.

But I have decided for me it's going to be Plaid Friday.

I love this red Zara dress that I picked up from Vinted last year.

I adore the pattern, the colour and crucially, the fact that you can fit four layers underneath too.

It was another chilly start this morning but I was out and about meeting up with friends after finishing teaching for the year yesterday.

First, I met my friend Pauline for a chat before driving off to my alma mater, Edge Hill University.

My friend Lisa works there now and we met up for a coffee on the campus which is a beautiful setting especially on a frosty morning.

I first visited Edge Hill University in 1973 when my mum's cousin was studying teaching there.

In 2010 I enrolled as a student for a year when I studied for my own teaching certificate - a PGCE English.

While I hated most of my teaching placements, I loved being on campus.

I thoroughly enjoyed the visit today.

It was a lovely atmosphere as it was the students' last day before the Christmas break.

I remember saying to a friend once that what I loved about working in education was the rhythms of the year.

She rather cynically replied 'you just love the holidays.'

After a coffee and catch up we strolled around the campus.

I can't believe it is 11 years since I was a student here.

I hope it's not too long until I return again.

Back home now and I am going to curl up on the sofa with a couple of dogs, a hot vimto and my (sort of) campus  based novel, Ghosted.

Have a lovely weekend.

Boots - New Look

Dress - Zara via Vinted