11 August, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Two words that should never go together: Blustery and August.
I’ve not felt great the past couple days. I’ve been suffering from terrible insomnia for weeks now, which has not been fun but I’ve adjusted to it. However, the past couple days my tummy has not been happy. This is entirely my fault, since I’ve been eating foods I shouldn’t be eating. Cheese pizza? Noooooo.
After a weekend that was a wash-out (in all senses), today I was determined to go to an outdoor cafe, drink iced coffee hot peppermint tea and read my book. To my credit, I lasted for about twenty minutes, but what with the gusts of wind and my teeth chattering, I realized I was fighting a losing battle.
I went to St. Pancras to look at the shops. [For those who don't know, this is the newly renovated train station that houses Eurostar.] They have some fabulous shops in there. I went to Neal’s Yard Remedies and bought Chamomile Cleanser, since I ran out of it ages ago. I looked at their teas. The Lemon Balm and Rose Tea caught my eye, since it’s for stress and tension. Too bad the entire shelf was empty. Hey people, it’s August, lovely summery August (ahem), so why is the stress and tension tea all sold out? And why didn’t you leave any for me?
I browsed around Peyton and Byrne. They were selling tubs of baby strawberries with fresh cream and elderflower jelly with fresh fruit. [Jelly is what Brits call Jell-O.] And there were their signature cupcakes as well, colorful and piled high on a plate like in a 1950s kitchen. Too bad my tummy is in a state of unrest.
After this I walked around some more, smelling the fresh flowers for sale, looking at some handbags and watching with envy as people ran to catch their trains to Paris. Oh how I wished I was going with them.
Anglofille said @ 6:50 pm | london & uk |
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this sounds a bit weird, but i was sitting in a certain large bloomsbury bookstore’s basement cafe this afternoon and heard someone with an american accent talking about hilary clinton who sort of, um, looked like the photo on the about page of your site.
I was like hmmmm…. Was I right or wrong to wonder? Weird when that sort of thing happens….
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No, that wasn’t me. I wasn’t smart enough to go to an indoor cafe!
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Weird - maybe you have a double!
