Soap, suds and succulents

This is the Soap and Suds launderette in Gloucester's Eastgate street. What a brilliant idea to keep moisture-loving plants in there! The Stroud launderette is clean but barren. 

I was at Eastgate street for day 1 of a 2-day Suicide Prevention course. In my group there were three police officers, and I found their input helpful. All in all, it wasn't as terrifying as I expected, and I'm looking forward to day 2 tomorrow 

In other news, I have booked a holiday for February next  year (11 months and two days away) with my schoolfriend E. We are going to Southern India. Woo hoo! I'll try not to go on and on about it for the next year.