12 March 2006
Tried out the new-ish coffee place on Northcross Road yesterday for brunch. I was enticed by the blueberry pancakes with bacon and maple syrup on the menu. The coffee was good but the pancakes were all wrong. They were very thick and stodgy and you could see the knife marks when you cut into them - like in butter or lard. Not a good start. They were not very hot and probably make of pancake mix. The bacon looked like it had been microwaved - lank and distinctly non-crispy. The coffee was good though and I suspect the pastries, which look like they've been bought in, are very tasty. Just steer away from any food that looks like it's been prepared on the premises.
We went to Putney today to pick up E's small TV that she was getting rid off. It's perfectly formed for the bedroom and we can hook it up to Homechoice, so we'll have more choice of channels on which there's nothing to watch.
After picking up the telly we went to the King's Road to the Big Easy for brunch. Altogether a much more satisfactory affair. I had their crabshack combo with Alaskan crab legs, jumbo shrimp, mussels, corn on the cob and fries - all downed with a strawberry shake. BB had their burger with coleslaw and fries, coffee and coke. It went down a treat and BB made friends with the small child on the table next to us.
We started wandering down the road to look at the shops but the icy North wind made us retreat to the car and come home. Slept all afternoon to recover from all the food and the cold.
There's a cute old bear in the window of one of the antiques shops down the road. We keep looking in the window at it and have named him Grandpa Bear.
We went to Putney today to pick up E's small TV that she was getting rid off. It's perfectly formed for the bedroom and we can hook it up to Homechoice, so we'll have more choice of channels on which there's nothing to watch.
After picking up the telly we went to the King's Road to the Big Easy for brunch. Altogether a much more satisfactory affair. I had their crabshack combo with Alaskan crab legs, jumbo shrimp, mussels, corn on the cob and fries - all downed with a strawberry shake. BB had their burger with coleslaw and fries, coffee and coke. It went down a treat and BB made friends with the small child on the table next to us.
We started wandering down the road to look at the shops but the icy North wind made us retreat to the car and come home. Slept all afternoon to recover from all the food and the cold.
There's a cute old bear in the window of one of the antiques shops down the road. We keep looking in the window at it and have named him Grandpa Bear.
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