For the last time this week, Tigger went off to work bright and early.

London Wall
Photo by Tigger

Tigger took this photo early this morning while changing buses at London Wall.

Before leaving home, Tigger had said that she was expecting delivery of a package during the day and that when it arrived, I should open it.

When I went to check for mail this afternoon, I found the package lying on the doormat. Following the instructions I had been given, I opened it. This is what I found:

Touch-screen enabled gloves

You may remember me complaining about suffering from cold hands in the winter weather and saying that I needed to find gloves that would both keep my hands warm and be suitable for handling the camera. This is Tigger’s solution to that problem!

These are in fact cycling gloves which, as well as having touch-screen enabled tips on first finger and thumb, have non-slip material woven into the palms – you can see this on my right hand in the picture. I don’t know how good they are for cyclists but they are perfect for handling an iPhone while taking photos.

What do you think the gloves are made of? The black yarn is apparently made from bamboo. So no sheep were harmed or even inconvenienced in their manufacture! 🙂

I shall have a chance to give the gloves a test run tomorrow when we go to Amwell Street to collect our laundry.

This is indeed a very good gift from one who (g)loves me!