And scones, equally as important. Especially with jam and cream.
For as long as I can remember, coffee has been to my go to. Especially a cappuccino and I often find myself harking back to the glory days of Melbourne in the 90's where a single five dollar note could get you a coffee and a slice of chocolate cake combo from one of the many pop up cafe's up and down Bourke street.
Sure the seats were fold out cold steel but the coffee was the bomb and the cake was the bonus, even in a chilly Melbourne winter. Good times.
Now it's about five bucks just for the coffee. And since I go to bed early(ish) circa 8:30 through the week for a 4:30 am interrupted sleep, there's only so many of these I can have before my body flashes up the 'over fuelled' warning light and I stare blankly at the walls for a few hours before I fall asleep. Which is why I'm enjoying the occasional ride of the tea train as of late. Fruit teas, vanilla teas, sleepy teas - all the non caffeinated options for that 'Mmmm, the workday IS over isn't it?' cosy feeling without feeling like I've supercharged my blood pumping system.
And being another Friday, the local tea house down the road was a great place to unwind with wonderful wifey, sipping a brew and welcoming in the weekend. Another cup? I don't mind if I do!
(A shout out to Vintage Rose Tea Rooms here in Albury, it's always amazing stuff in there.)
ALL GOOD THINGS AND ALL THAT...
We gave away our last Border Monopoly this morning to a very excited winner. And amazingly even though we've had people trying to ring through for weeks one lucky bugger made it through on the phones and won himself a copy first go. It's like someone who never punts making a fortune with a mystery trifecta on Melbourne Cup day or that grandma who doesn't even like AFL and yet manages to out tip everyone else each week without knowing a single player involved.
(Actually if that last one is you, can you give me some help with my Supercoach league? Cheers.)
Of course we've got our giant version coming up very soon with it's 5 x 5 meter board and giant dice. Is the cash giant sized as well? Not sure on that one but I can't wait to find out!
YOU CAN'T RIDE THIS TRAIN!
In our Friday 'What's on segment' I talked about this. I'd type out exactly what this is but that would be double handling and the fact that you're reading this sentence okay suggests you'll be just fine absorbing the information clearly presented here.
I do like a good diorama for sure and undoubtedly there'll be some awesome ones in the mix here with a lot of time and effort in not only the scenarios but to get the trains to behave themselves. I say that last part because I've been playing a bit of Sid Meier's Railroads this week, diving in without following a single tutorial and hoping for the best...
...and discovered in no time flat if you send a train with 5 carriages of pigs to a town that never asked for them in the first place, the residents don't suddenly change their minds. Or buy your stock out of pity. They just look at the oinking train in complete bewilderment, question what these strange beasts are and wonder if you took a wrong turn somewhere.
My plans to become the lord of the pork really didn't go anywhere but hey, at least I'm willing to try.
Enjoy your weekend and chat to you Monday!
-Almigo
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