American Mother's Day in London

 Most mothers would enjoy an astounding cake from Patisserie Valerie  on Old Compton Street.

I'm not sure that anyone needs marzipan animals, but they are certainly fun to look at.....

Upstairs an attentive waitress brings our tea.

(Most mothers need tea.)

Real tea, the kind you need a strainer for......

Flowers from Liberty would be a great treat too, of course.

My present was three new Persephone books to be gobbled up gleefully.

The Usual Sort of Walk

Wandering about as usual, looking about me.

22nd Street. 

Not quite sure whether these were pansies or violas.

They were rather small - but exquisite.

Lily of the valley. When I was a child I would save up to buy my mother

Morny's Lily of the Valley talcum powder.

We both thought it very wonderful.

Reya posted the other day about GREEN.

Here in a rather formal little garden on 21st Street.

Here a little bird trying to camouflage himself as a stoop railing.

22nd Street.