I recently celebrated my 30th birthday. I made it this far despite my training which is an achievement in itself, really. Another achievement is one that my parents have made. That is; creating my wonderful, lovely, amazing, generous, thoughtful brother - who made my birthday weekend SO special! He took me for a hopefully-not-a-once-in-a-lifetime-experience to the Landmark Hotel for Afternoon Tea in the Winter Garden restaurant.
The above is a picture of the view I enjoyed from my comfortable armchair seat. Luckily; Ian suggested I wear a dress, so I didn't clash with the luxury of my surroundings too much! (Emerald Green linen wrap dress from Sisley - baby!) Ian and I decided to try a different Afternoon Tea (most people shared one... *cough*). As you can see from the menu's below - they both look impossible to choose between!
It will surprise one and all to know that I chose the Summer Afternoon Tea (with a glass of Rose`) and not the Chocolate one, but the idea of Pimms jelly intrigued me!
BUT - the most amazing discovery of the day was that of Lapsong Souchong tea... Their selection to tea's below didn't warrant a glance for this coffee addict as I ordered an Americano. BIG MISTAKE!!! I sipped some of Ian's Lapsong and fell immediately in love with the subtle, smokey, whisky-like aroma and the pleasant aromatic taste. Lesson learned: Always listen to your big brother (unless you don't want to...) My weekend was filled with lots of other treat's and surprises - and I was grateful to everyone who was able to join me in celebrating my big day. I look forward, however, to sipping bubbly with my pals and gals in December for round two. I miss you all too, too much. Love, xx
On my way home from my brother's house a couple of nights ago - I saw two shapes in the distance. By the time I took this blurry photo, one of the shapes had already darted around the corner...
"Jirre!!" I exclaimed, still unable to shake the verbal exclamations from my time spent in the colonies, "those cats have pretty huge tails!" It turns out, that they were not cats, but as the title of this entry suggests - FOXES! Running around, in the middle of suburban London. Pretty cool; it's not everyday that one see's vintage 1940's glamour in it's live form...
My weekend was filled with lots of other treat's and surprises - and I was grateful to everyone who was able to join me in celebrating my big day. I look forward, however, to sipping bubbly with my pals and gals in December for round two. 
