No tea and cake

It was quite a murky day yesterday; cold, wet and grey. Not wanting the weather to spoil our mood, we decided to head into Châtillon-sur-Seine for a little bit of retail therapy.

One, very little, thing I miss from not living in the UK is visiting a garden centre and enjoying some tea and cake whilst we’re there. It may seem a strange activity to some, but I really used to enjoy it, however they just don’t do that in France, so we have to create a similar experience by visiting a delicious patisserie close by to the garden centre. I shouldn’t complain too much though because the patisserie is very good. Mine was the raspberry tart, and Brian went for a complete chocolate hit, with a hot chocolate and a slice of sponge with a chocolate mousse topping.

Tea and cake break over, we set off for the garden centre. I was actually after a couple of fruit trees, which I’d mentioned a few weeks back. A friend of mine, who is visiting shortly, wanted to treat me, so I was very excited.

I plumped for a cherry tree, and a ‘nashi’ pear tree. We will plant them together when she arrives. It will be great to see them growing through the summer, I just need to ensure I keep them watered well.