Showing posts with label good London coffee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label good London coffee. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 June 2014

I finally used some of my good things but...

If I didn't make an effort to get out I could easily just stay at home and never leave the comfort of my three block radius.

But I worry I could easily become a female carmudgeon so 
I try and vary the places I frequent.
Ironically, it sometimes makes me feel even older...

My friend and I decided to have a coffee here.
Which place below you say?

The cafe in question was the "Attendant" which is a converted Victorian men's loo.
The Attendant
I had friends who rented just around the corner at Hanson Street twenty years ago.
Hanson Street
 When my friends lived here, it was NOT considered a chic area and there were definitely no coffee shops like this.
This area was not proudly referred to as Fitzrovia back then.

So I arrived being reminded of the passage of time by the gentrification of the area and this edifice which is normally well avoided by most being my destination...

I read the signs carefully
 before I gingerly headed down the stairs.
 The rope bannisters were a good sign.
 The fake grass wasn't.
 And I looked around.
 Mind you the place has a capacity of about 20 people max.

I had been inspired by Lady Sarah in London and 
her fashion and handbag anthology posts. 
So I decided to start using some of the nicer bags in my closet that tend to get neglected.