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Just a slightly busy day....
Jan. 13th, 2007 10:51 pmBefore I report the Great London Shopping Trip, I should note that I'm slightly amused (and more than a bit amazed) to discover that the Newsletter Index has been added to del.iciou.us - and even more surprised to find that 24 people think it's a useful bookmarked. Related to this, four editors have contacted me to request a listing for their newsletters. Apparently word is getting around, which makes me feel very pleased for that little baby project. It's only been around for three months and already it's being used by a surprising number of people! The four newsletters will be added tomorrow and I'll announce it when they're done. Aw, my little baby is growing up!
So, the Great London Shopping Trip. It was a surprisingly successful trip. The parents came along and we met up with my sister. First stop was at Bravissimo. This little trip was definitely a girls only trip so Dad was sent to Maplins with instructions to meet us at a coffee shop later.
( Cut for TMI girly stuff. Seriously TMI girly stuff :-) )
The coffee shop was very nice and I had a slice of chocolate and rose petal cake (yes, you read that right) to tide me over until lunch. Next stop was Fresh and Wild to pick up some goodies for my vegan father. We spent rather longer in there than intended because there was so much yummy stuff to choose from and he needed to take a really good look at all the fantastic tofu options :-)
Next up, the sales at Libery. Sis has been buying Christmas tree ornaments in there gradually over the last couple of years and it's occurred to me that I need to start doing the same so that I have my own collection for when I move to Canada and no longer live with my parent's and their ornaments. So I ransacked Liberty :-) And got a haul of around 12 absolutely beautiful baubles for £16. Bargain :-) Eclectic collection, but they actually all go together and I adore them all :-) I plan to repeat this next year and have a fabulous bauble collection when I emigrate.
At this point, we were all rather hungry so Sis took us to a vegan/vegetarian cafe called Mildred's that was fantastic. I had a carrot and sesame seed burger with sweet potato fries and basil (vegan) mayo. The burger was good but the fries were amazing. Really, really gorgeous. I'd quite happily go back and eat a plate of them on their own. I skipped dessert due to being rather full, but Da had a vegan chocolate and orange truffle cake with soya cream and looked like he had died and gone to heaven. It was really sweet :-)
Last stop of the day was James Smith and Sons to buy me a new walking stick. After careful deliberation and trying out, I went for the something very similar to the red maple wood derby, but with a dark brown wood that's got a lovely graining on the handle. They cut it down to my height and I got them to put a loop on to hang on my wrist - no more dropping my stick while attempting to pay for things in shops! I'm very happy with it :-) Just look for the red-headed girl with a beautiful walking stick at Peg 2 - it'll be me!
And then I was exhausted and came home. Someone very kindly gave up his seat to the cripple on the train (thank you sir, whereever you are) and I made it home to collapse quietly on my bed. It's probably been the most successful shopping trip I've had in ages and I have a feeling that I'll be going to London for shopping purposes more often :-)
So, the Great London Shopping Trip. It was a surprisingly successful trip. The parents came along and we met up with my sister. First stop was at Bravissimo. This little trip was definitely a girls only trip so Dad was sent to Maplins with instructions to meet us at a coffee shop later.
( Cut for TMI girly stuff. Seriously TMI girly stuff :-) )
The coffee shop was very nice and I had a slice of chocolate and rose petal cake (yes, you read that right) to tide me over until lunch. Next stop was Fresh and Wild to pick up some goodies for my vegan father. We spent rather longer in there than intended because there was so much yummy stuff to choose from and he needed to take a really good look at all the fantastic tofu options :-)
Next up, the sales at Libery. Sis has been buying Christmas tree ornaments in there gradually over the last couple of years and it's occurred to me that I need to start doing the same so that I have my own collection for when I move to Canada and no longer live with my parent's and their ornaments. So I ransacked Liberty :-) And got a haul of around 12 absolutely beautiful baubles for £16. Bargain :-) Eclectic collection, but they actually all go together and I adore them all :-) I plan to repeat this next year and have a fabulous bauble collection when I emigrate.
At this point, we were all rather hungry so Sis took us to a vegan/vegetarian cafe called Mildred's that was fantastic. I had a carrot and sesame seed burger with sweet potato fries and basil (vegan) mayo. The burger was good but the fries were amazing. Really, really gorgeous. I'd quite happily go back and eat a plate of them on their own. I skipped dessert due to being rather full, but Da had a vegan chocolate and orange truffle cake with soya cream and looked like he had died and gone to heaven. It was really sweet :-)
Last stop of the day was James Smith and Sons to buy me a new walking stick. After careful deliberation and trying out, I went for the something very similar to the red maple wood derby, but with a dark brown wood that's got a lovely graining on the handle. They cut it down to my height and I got them to put a loop on to hang on my wrist - no more dropping my stick while attempting to pay for things in shops! I'm very happy with it :-) Just look for the red-headed girl with a beautiful walking stick at Peg 2 - it'll be me!
And then I was exhausted and came home. Someone very kindly gave up his seat to the cripple on the train (thank you sir, whereever you are) and I made it home to collapse quietly on my bed. It's probably been the most successful shopping trip I've had in ages and I have a feeling that I'll be going to London for shopping purposes more often :-)
