Other bits of the day

Forgot to mention that the day began a little inauspiciously. One of our sets of car keys had been left in the ignition over night, turned partly on. Which meant that the battery was flat this morning when we left the hotel. No one in the large breakfast room of guests had jumper leads on them, which seemed rather remarkable, and neither did some other people who came into the car park while we were standing there wondering what to do.
Finally I went over to the McDonald’s next door, and saw a young couple sitting finishing their breakfast. Asked them if by any remote chance they had jumper leads. Yes, says the girl, who obviously owned the car they were driving (this McDonald’s, like the hotel, is out of the way), but she had no idea how to use them. I told her that was no problem - we knew how to use them - and so as soon as they finished their drinks, they came round and Celia joined up the leads and we were off running. Phew! Seek and ye shall find, though sometimes the seeking takes a bit of doing.
While we were in Derby we went to the Denby Pottery Factory. Celia’s always had a great liking for Denbyware, and so we checked out the ‘home shop’ (where the prices were top of the line) and the Factory shop, where there were lots of seconds and ends of runs, and trial pieces. The prices were marginally cheaper, but not much. We bought two large breakfast bowls, and that was enough. Popped into the museum for a few minutes and discovered that the two lots of Denbyware we’ve had or still have, are on display as museum pieces. Oh, dear.
The thing about Denbyware is that while you may like the style of one part of a set, the other items don’t necessarily grab you. I liked some things in a range called Oyster, like the jugs and some of the bowls, but the plates left me cold. It was the same with most sets.