Christmas comes but twice a year...
Minnie first began serving tea at the young age of 13 in a local patisserie. It was here that she discovered the world of tea: Assam, Earl Grey, Darjeeling, Herbal and English breakfast to name a few.
Quite an art It was quite an art brewing, blending or steeping to get that perfect cup of tea but never put the milk in! That was a definite no no! She would humorously reel the whole tea varieties off to the customers ending with ‘or normal’. Cue cheeky grin! She loved working as a waitress; brightening people’s days and making them feel special.
Micro relationships Busy periods were a bit like extreme speed dating! A
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minute to meet, greet, learn a person’s name and their food / drink preferences! However unlike speed dating she got to speed date the same people tomorrow and the day after as they became regulars. It drifted into hundreds of micro relationships where food, drink and friendship were shared.
friends, work friends, family friends, University friends, Mum friends and in the moment, special event friends (the ones we share special times with and promise to keep in touch with but then sadly don’t for some reason or another); some she kept and some she didn’t.
Friends
Her favourite group were friends of a friend, a group called FRFF!
Minnie went on to develop different friendships; school friends, college
Christmas comes but twice a year As the trees begin to shed their leaves the first of these draws near Both our Christmas's are different, yet the similarities are clear, a time for over indulgence, hilarity and precious times with those we hold most dear Our weekend bags have all been packed as we draw closer in the car, many miles have been covered as we travel from near and far We chink our sherry glasses at breakfast as we prepare for the main event, FRFF Christmas is upon us and our monthly savings plan has all been spent! We shall feast on turkey (and the regulation nut roast) accompanied by all the usual trimmings followed by Christmas pud and custard for those of us who are not slimming! Post dinner is a time to share our special Christmas gifts Will they be homemade or classic fiver charity shop sifts? As part of our annual weekend we embark upon an activity as a whole Orienteering, hiking or white water rapids...we have even been known to dance on a pole! FRFF Christmas always brings merriment and cheer As friends gather all together for this special weekend each year So until next November when we gather together once more We will have to rely on our memories locked away safely in our store
Favourites
“What day is it?" It's today," squeaked Piglet. My favourite day," said Pooh.”
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