This happened this morning.
There's a myriad of coffee shops, restaurants and boutiques in Beaufort St Mount Lawley. After ambling past four or five I settled on Cantina. Good choice! Warm relaxed ambience, attentive staff, free newspapers and really top coffee. The sun was shining, birds were tweeting, I had enough money for coffee and nobody was shooting at me. This was going to be a good day. At least that's what I thought.
Alston's cartoon in the West made me chuckle and I was two sips into my long macchiato when my mobile rang. Whoops! Long lost girlfriend was calling. In my eagerness to answer I stood up, rattling the table and clean bowled my coffee over the paper, the table and a friendly lion. (not so friendly after the coffee stains).
Who said men can't do two things at once? I was simultaneously chatting to long lost GF and apologising to coffee shop staff and tentatively dabbing at the soggy lion. Maybe this won't be such a good day. The lion's boyfriend did not look happy. As I chatted to my confused ex GF a young waitress cleaned up the mess and promptly returned with a replacement long macchiato. Lion was weeping brown tears.
By the time I had finished my second long mac and the call from my ex GF my pulse rate was back down to 190 beats a minute. I approached the counter to pay for two coffees at $4 each. The cherub-faced waitress had Marilyn Monroe style,bouncy blonde hair, bright red lipstick and smile like a Kimberley moon. She leant over and whispered secretly,
'Tell me about your girlfriend'
'It was a long, long time ago; more than fifty years ago'
'That's soooo romantic' she gushed.
''Oh is it? How much for coffee?'
The smile broadened - I'm sure she could have done a Pepsodent commercial with no rehearsal.
'No charge, its on the house'
I was walking on sunshine, feeling so good. I glanced sideways. The lion's boyfriend looked a bit dark.
Oh well, nobody's perfect.
There's a myriad of coffee shops, restaurants and boutiques in Beaufort St Mount Lawley. After ambling past four or five I settled on Cantina. Good choice! Warm relaxed ambience, attentive staff, free newspapers and really top coffee. The sun was shining, birds were tweeting, I had enough money for coffee and nobody was shooting at me. This was going to be a good day. At least that's what I thought.
Alston's cartoon in the West made me chuckle and I was two sips into my long macchiato when my mobile rang. Whoops! Long lost girlfriend was calling. In my eagerness to answer I stood up, rattling the table and clean bowled my coffee over the paper, the table and a friendly lion. (not so friendly after the coffee stains).Who said men can't do two things at once? I was simultaneously chatting to long lost GF and apologising to coffee shop staff and tentatively dabbing at the soggy lion. Maybe this won't be such a good day. The lion's boyfriend did not look happy. As I chatted to my confused ex GF a young waitress cleaned up the mess and promptly returned with a replacement long macchiato. Lion was weeping brown tears.
By the time I had finished my second long mac and the call from my ex GF my pulse rate was back down to 190 beats a minute. I approached the counter to pay for two coffees at $4 each. The cherub-faced waitress had Marilyn Monroe style,bouncy blonde hair, bright red lipstick and smile like a Kimberley moon. She leant over and whispered secretly,
'Tell me about your girlfriend'
'It was a long, long time ago; more than fifty years ago'
'That's soooo romantic' she gushed.
''Oh is it? How much for coffee?'
The smile broadened - I'm sure she could have done a Pepsodent commercial with no rehearsal.
'No charge, its on the house'
I was walking on sunshine, feeling so good. I glanced sideways. The lion's boyfriend looked a bit dark.
Oh well, nobody's perfect.
