A jewel shining  by happypat

A jewel shining

I am ashamed to say I have done absolutely nothing today!
I got up to make a cup of tea put the electric blanket back on & finished reading my book in bed.
Had soup for lunch had great intentions of going for a walk but the wind howling & blowing & occasional showers soon put paid to that.
Here we are sitting by the fire going nowhere!

I took this little shop window in Ambleside las Sunday after our walk. I was going to crop all the dull bits off then changed my mind as I liked the contrasts.
The sign on the wall mentions William Wordsworth but sorry I didn't notice it at the time & can't quite make out what it says.

Three good things:
1. No one knows I spent almost all morning in bed!
2. Caught up with comments on 365 a bit.
3. Another quiet day tomorrow but must go for a walk!!
But we do now!!!
January 10th, 2015  
@padlock I don't mind you knowing Padlock....just the neighbours, I would get a bad name LOL!
January 10th, 2015  
What a delightful looking store in what appears to be a drab area.
January 10th, 2015  
Lovely image, sometimes we all need days like those
January 10th, 2015  
I wouldn't be ashamed... I'd consider that a day well spent. ;-)

Lovely photo - what a cute looking place.
January 10th, 2015  
A lazy morning and afternoon are what is needed on days like this, don't feel guilty, enjoy them.
'The office of William Wordsworth as distributor of stamps for Westmorland March 1813 to July 1843'
January 10th, 2015  
Ooooh sounds like my day Pat! I did manage to drag my backside off the sofa to clean and clear out the bathroom...trying to muster energy to go for a swim but unless I get going soon, I'll be all snuggled in for the evening! Like the colours and light in this.
January 10th, 2015  
@countrylassie oh thanks so much Lesley you have good eyes or you knew it already! Interesting!
January 10th, 2015  
@sparkle I have two beds to make upstairs but have put it off again! Tomorrow!
January 10th, 2015  
Contrasts are as you say really nice and make this a striking image. Looks an interesting shop too.
January 10th, 2015  
No @happypat, don't have good eyes or prior knowledge, google is my friend!
January 10th, 2015  
@countrylassie ha ha it is mine too but never thought to look there!
January 10th, 2015  
I love this Pat. My kind of shot.
January 10th, 2015  
@swguevin @sharrystar @gailmmeek @countrylassie @sparkle @helly3
Well I feel a bit better for that .....seems we all like a lie in!
Thank you all for your welcome comments.
January 10th, 2015  
@seanoneill thanks Sean......I liked it too!
January 10th, 2015  
@seanoneill thanks for the fave too....only just noticed!
January 10th, 2015  
Beautiful
January 10th, 2015  
What a great little store! I like how the lighting makes it pop from the otherwise drab building.
January 10th, 2015  
Pat , I love this and I am so glad you did not crop the image as the bright window full of every day treasures contrasts so well with the rather dingy pebble dash and worn exterior. And I love the shop name sign !
Pat you are not the only one who has had an useless day I have been also more asleep than awake today -- and why not You deserve it after the busy time you have had over Christmas !
January 10th, 2015  
@beryl thank you Beryl....I didn't really feel that guilty.....I have learned over the last couple of years that I can do just what I want to do but thought it might have been better for the health if I had done walk but wasn't going out in these gales! Glad you had a restful day too ....U.S. women have to pace ourselves!!
January 10th, 2015  
@pistonbroke thanks Pete!
January 10th, 2015  
@kwind I thought that too Kim.....when I cropped it it just turned into an ordinary shop window.
January 10th, 2015  
What a lovely little shot... nice shot... I think spending the morning in bed with a good book is just fine with your weather like you are getting...
January 10th, 2015  
Why feel guilty? Sounds like the perfect day.
I'm glad you didn't crop this picture. I love the warm glow from the shop against the grey walls out side.
January 10th, 2015  
What a great shot Pat, has a lovely feel to it.
January 10th, 2015  
I like the contrasts too. The store looks like a warm haven from the cold.
January 10th, 2015  
I just enlarged your photo at that point and found out exactly what @countrylassie Leslie said. He distributed stamps! This is a lovely scene with the place all lit up and does look like a jewel! .......And we stay in bed for ages too in the morning! fav
January 10th, 2015  
Just a lovely shot of such a cute shop! Great capture!
January 10th, 2015  
Great shot, I do like the contrasts
January 10th, 2015  
I love the composition. That beautiful bright shop window in all the grey surroundings. Fabulous. Fav.
January 10th, 2015  
Wonderful capture and its great to have a lazy morning
January 10th, 2015  
What a quaint looking shop, great photo. I would love to have a wander around there. don't feel guilty about having a lazy day I think you have earned it and there is nothing better than staying cosy and warm when the weather is so cold.
As for the plaque on the wall, that is easy, you just have to Google it. ha ha. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMTK5_Wordsworths_Stamp_Office_Ambleside_Cumbria
January 10th, 2015  
@onewing thanks Babs.....coincidently we had passed Wordsworths house & the church where he was warden just a short time before, it was on our route back to the car.
January 11th, 2015  
@kwiksilver thank you for the fave Gillian....very welcome!
January 11th, 2015  
It looks so cosy and inviting you were right not to crop.
January 11th, 2015  
Very jewellike indeed. Wonderful colour
January 11th, 2015  
Enjoy the peace while you can Pat I'm sure the tourists will be arriving soon! So glad you didn't crop this the contrasts really make the picture. Fav
January 11th, 2015  
A lovely shot - such a warm glow to the little shop. Good on you for having a lazy day!
January 11th, 2015  
@thistle that's what I think too Joyce! My excuse!
January 11th, 2015  
Great shot & title. I love the way the window shines out colourfully in the grey 'marl'.
January 11th, 2015  
CK
what a mysterious little shop - wonderful find and capture
January 11th, 2015  
the light from the windows is lovely pat (must stop saying lovely in my comments...need a new word)
January 11th, 2015  
Good capture! Good for you having a relaxing time reading your book in bed!
January 11th, 2015  
Love this, what a great find - doing nothing, we all need days like that!
January 11th, 2015  
that sounds like a perfect day Pat, Lovely shot too
January 11th, 2015  
This does indeed look like a window of jewels, lots of colour and glow and among the plain Walls.
January 12th, 2015  
Great shot.
And we won't tell about the bed morning! :)
January 12th, 2015  
Your day sounds like utter divine luxury!!! And I like this one with all the contrast in it.
January 13th, 2015  
Ha ha, that's the spirit, you rest up there's nothing like a duvet morning!
January 14th, 2015  
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