Ladies (and babies) that lunch (and shop)

A lovely pattern is beginning to form whereby Noah and I spend Friday afternoons with Clare (Auntie Cookie) and Jude. Apart from a couple of incidences of illness for both Noah and me, we've kept to this little tradition every week since Christmas, visiting a lovely little arts centre cafe one time, just chilling at Clare's another and then mooching around town the other couple of times. It is still a wonderful novelty to me to be *able* to mooch and wander anywhere but especially to be able to do so with my wonderful friend, having spent many years dreaming of such trips out :)

Today was so lovely, a diamond of a day in amongst a pretty challenging week. It was lovely to be able to shop for a couple of new tops for my impending birthday (thanks mummy!), check out some 'interesting' tops in primark NOT to buy (seriously, a line drawing of a dog wearing motorbike goggles. Why would you??) and break some unwritten social rules just like last week. You're wondering what on earth we did aren't you! Keep wondering ;)

We were joined briefly by Mr. V during his lunch break which was fab and he enjoyed catching up with his little mate, Jude :) Tom popped in too, reuniting the 4 of us briefly. All very nice indeed.

Also very nice was that delicious roll I was scoffing, courtesy of Clare - thank you very much Mrs :)

And finally, the boys did very well with the girly few hours they were forced to endure, including waiting around for their mummies in changing rooms. I think they were glad to get on the train home - incidentally, Noah's first ever time on a train. All in all a happy Friday. Fingers crossed for at least some sleep tonight so that tomorrow's photo can come from time with grannymum ;)