I walked to the sewing shop I used to go to first to ask their advice about selling my quilting machine. She remembered me, the spider lady, which had been an on going joke. After that I went to the Brunswick centre as there are public loos there. But it was like a ghost town, most of the shops closed and workmen removing shop furniture, apparently it is closing and is going to become a cinema.
I spotted the cafe which looked very quiet, surprising as the town was very busy.
I had a lovely chai latte and piece of white chocolate and matcha brownie, very tasty. I had taken my colourful trousers with me and hoped to get a couple of plain tee shirts to wear with them. Found a couple in the EWM shop and when I went to pay I didn’t have my debit or credit card with me. I had taken cash and hoped I had enough for the cake ingredients! I knew I hadn’t been into my bag so the cards would be at home but it was still on my mind!
So then I went off to The Grape Tree to get the ingredients. Got most of the dry ingredients but still plenty of shopping to do!
I sat on a bench for a bit before I went to wait for Tina and Debbie and a chap asked if he could sit there as well. We got talking and he lived in Stamford and knew Peterborough well, he was having a weeks holiday. We were looking at two terns nesting on the windowsill on an empty building.
We went and had a lovely lunch and then we took Debbie home. We called in at a plant nursery on the way home and I got a few more plants.
I have been out and watered both gardens this evening as the hose pipe ban kicks in tomorrow. I used cream, wore socks and nearly choked on the bug spray, my ankles are still not right after the previous bites so I don’t want any more.
I always like Scarborough too. Do you remember those giant slices of apple pie we used to get with a cuppa. They also did giant lemon meringue pie too! I could eat the apple pie and custard now 🙂 Scarborough is just a nice place. Apart from all those bloody hills
ReplyDeleteI don’t know what it is with everything being converted to cinemas. They did that in Queensgate here, only part of it though. To be honest with the price they charge these days, I’m surprised they get enough customers to make enough money. Perhaps I’m just an old fuddy duddy !
The cafe looks really nice, very empty though. Love the big old floorboards. The latte and brownie sound extremely good too.
I occasionally get into town and realise I’ve left my wallet in my other trousers. I always make sure I keep a reasonable amount of cash in my phone as I rarely forget that. It’s a damn nuisance when you go that distance for a trolley load of ingredients! Certainly was a trolley load too judging by the pic. You really must get sick of baking cakes every year 🙂 I’m looking forward to mine though.
It’s a small world really. Of all the people you could have sit next to you he lived in Stamford and visited Peterborough. You’ve lived in both of them. But to be fair you’ve lived in most places, so it narrows the odds a bit 😂
More plants! You should start your own nursery. I see the hosepipe in the pic, you won’t be needing that for a while ☹️
It’s best to cover up the ankles and spray everything in sight. You certainly don’t want any more bites just yet.
I bet you’re knackered after a hot day out and lugging all your shopping around? A slightly easier visiting day tomorrow?
It was good just to wander around in the town. I had forgotten how noisy the seagulls are there, we have the herring gulls in Hornsea but they stay mostly by the sea but in Scarborough they are on all the tall buildings and among the people in the town. Some people find it irritating, but I love it.
ReplyDeleteOn the way back we had a giggle about the pointy things, and although we now know they are trees they still don’t look like they are!
Just visiting Bel tomorrow, Jean has other arrangements.