Afternoon delights.

 Monday 6th October 2025

It’s been back to the usual Monday routine today — house cleaning in the morning, then a bit of a treat afterwards.

Mum had an appointment for a massage this afternoon, and although it was made sound optional whether I went with her, I think it was quietly assumed that I would. The promise of afternoon tea at our favourite tearooms afterwards didn’t exactly make it a hardship.

The place was as charming as ever — soft music, the clink of china cups, and that lovely smell of fresh scones drifting from the kitchen. Mum looked quite content, glowing a little after her treatment, and we lingered over our tea for far longer than we meant to. Thankfully dad was in no hurry to finish work so we had time to prepare dinner before he was ready to eat.

I’d bought some handmade cookies at the festival yesterday, intending to have them with tea in the summerhouse this afternoon. But since we’d already indulged, they’ll have to wait until tomorrow. Hopefully they’ll last that long — they do look dangerously tempting sitting there on the sideboard.

I picked up a packet for Eric too, as a small thank you for taking me. He was most enthusiastic about them, giving them what he called a “five-star review.” Though knowing him, anything that’s even vaguely edible tends to earn top marks.

I think tomorrow will be a tea-and-cookie sort of afternoon.