Cafe day

Last task to my new year clean up; washing!

Sadly in our house full of broken white appliances the washing machine was the first to crack under the pressure of 4 girls and 2 guys needing a constant fix of clean underwear. It was time to clean everything firstly because the washing pile was now more of an island that Ernest Shackleton would be proud of exploring, and secondly... I'll leave the secondly with intent of preserving dignity.

I've only been to the Launderette a few times but I still find it a strange place, one of the few places in the world you can have all your undies on display and no one blinks an eye. more so it seems to create meaningless philosophical conversation generally generated by some quote from a Page 3 model in the Sun. So I drop off a bag with hope that in 4/5 hours to return to a bag brimming with paired socks, smelling more socially acceptable than before.

With Regret this means I do have quite a bit of time to kill, so decided with some companions to investigate the newly opened Hope and Faith cafe (Hither Green), opened by a family in memorial of their son who was sadly stabbed in the local area.

When we arrived the barrista was busy enthusiastically bashing a jug of steamed milk on any hard surface, I've seen this done in many coffee shops, I don't quiet understand the purpose despite working for Starbucks for a year, I've never grasped what all this bashing is about? any clues?

We are now on day 2 of the diet and as expected its to have a few teething problems, this came in the form of the daily changing menu Hope and Faith provide today was bacon sandwich day!!! Like a Siren to a sailor I fell into the fateful trapped and ordered one full of mayonaise as the great Nigella says "if your going to get wet you might as well go swimming" I must point out it wasn't my fault also that they didn't serve black coffee and they only had full fat milk for a cappuccino. (I have a theory as there is more air in the milk its healthier). luckily a girl I am very much attracted to text me reminding of plans to meet for dinner next week reminded me of why of the purpose to this diet and I was drawn away from many of the other pastries and cakes and concluded with Green Tea.

Stil time to collect the washing and go feast on garden plants!