My cramps were terrible this morning โthe worst theyโve been in maybe 3 years. Tea almost had to be cancelled! But four painkillers and a hot compress later, I managed to get ready to goโฆ no fancy dress this time. ๐ I couldnโt handle it feeling like that. I still felt decently cute, though.
Oh yeah –somehow, I forgot to show off this bag until today! The reason is that I got it during the recent vacation, as an early birthday present from Christopher. By which I mean I saw it at Boxlunch while Christopher was miles away (we spent that day in separate places) and I told him I’d had to have it even if I overdrafted my bank account. So, would he go halfsies with me on it as a birthday present?
In the end, he covered the whole cost, knowing how much this movie means to me on a spiritual level. ๐ But I wasnโt allowed to touch or take photos of it or anything until my actual birthday. And then I forgot because I’d hidden it. Anyway –here it is!
Itโs got baby Pegasus from Hercules!
Christopher wore one of Grandpaโs shirts today, so I took this photo to send to Grandma. Itโs been just a couple of days since the first anniversary of Grandpaโs passing… The flag was a gift from Grandma too so I included it in the photo:
Mignon was my companion for this outing!
๐ฐ๐ Time For Tea ๐๐ฐ
Hereโs Mignon with my first tea pick, a peaches and cream tea. Itโs a favorite of mine.
Then we had quichรฉ and tomato soup!
Finally the best part came! I didnโt take a photo of the tray this time… It’s the same as usual –lots of delicious finger sandwiches and sweets.
They always put so much effort in the little details!
We took our time and really enjoyed ourselves. It’ll be a while before we get to go again.
After tea, we went to walk around Tateโs Comics. Then Christopher began to look for some other place to go before heading home, but so many old places we frequented had shut down permanently because of Covid… I just sat and played with Mignon while he looked on his phone.
Mignon might have gotten a little restless after a whileโฆ
Eventually we went to a retro antique store and to a thrift shop. We didnโt have any intention of shopping, but I found this book for just $1:
If you know these characters (you probably donโt) you know how hard this stuff is to find! Canโt beat it at just one dollar.
It really was a wonderful time. I didnโt have the heart to tell Lia (the owner) that it might be months/over a year before we can go again. ๐ขWith our current situation, I think we will be lucky to be able have such a treat for our next anniversaryโฆ but it was such a lovely time, and I feel so lucky that we didn’t have to cancel it.
