This week, we have had a change to our usual routine, doing the housework today instead of tomorrow, and going out for lunch today instead of yesterday (oooh - we are just such little devils!!) So, it was off to St Boswells, to lunch at The Main Street Trading Company - a wonderful mix of coffee shop, books, gifts and antiques (and did I mention books?) We arrived a little early for lunch (we are always early!), so first we relaxed with a cuppa and the papers
After including a photo of wild garlic in Tuesday's post, it was one of those funny little coincedences to find that one of the soups on today's menu was chickpea and wild garlic! Of course I chose that, while Malcolm had the pea and ham ..... and we also shared a wonderful venison sausage sandwich
After lunch, we had a browse round the shop
a good selection of antiques
lots and lots of books
more books and gifts
and a wonderful selection of children's books.
Did I buy I book? Oops, I spent all of this month's pocket money and bought two!!
I read Mimi's column every Sunday in You magazine, so I'm looking forward to reading her book
I could have bought this book just for the beautiful baby on the cover!! The patterns are gorgeous and the whole layout is delightful - a book to pick up and browse through, as well as use!
We had a bit of a detour on the way home, to take in some history and some stunning scenery - come back tomorrow and I'll tell you the rest of the story!