Sophie

Me outside Forsyth's Tea Room

Fleur enjoying her scone

This picture sums up Sophie so well

Sophie is here to visit! I am so very pleased she is here visiting. She is visiting to find herself a room for next. She is finding a room for next year because she is going to be at Edinburgh for a Masters! I'll get to have her for one whole year. Unfortunately timing is miserable, because I'm just one-week shy of my dissertation deadline. Fortunately, she brought her friend Fleur with her. Today we went to Forsyth's Tea Room for a lunch break.

Forsyth's Tea Room was recommended to me by a Professor at Chapel Hill and it is indeed a marvel find. It is just by John Knox's house on the Royal Mile, down a wee close, with a lovely sign over the doorway. We waited for her to open up, and she saw me standing in the alley, and beckoned us inside to wait as she pulled out all the delicacies for display. The lady was in her 60-70's and had light mauve hair, and had the frilliest, best grandma apron I've ever seen.

We each ordered a 'traditional high tea' which included a sandwhich, tea, and fruit scone with home-made strawberry jam. Incredibly delicious. She chatted to us easily and complained of the 'ruffian's' who stood in the doorway smoking and asking for money and driving the customers away. They sat on her doorstep, and she nearly called the police! Busy lady, as we waited for our food, she had about 4 other customers come in and prepared it all herself.