Hahahaha!!! Chuckle, chuckle. Love it, love it, love it. Your attention to detail and ability to shower all around you in hot beverages is admirable!! And look at those smiles!! Absolutely adorable. Thank you SO much. 🤗🤗😘
Beth, what can I say? I am well-practised in the art of showering hot beverages over people, and I consider it an art form. Perhaps I should have warned Terry and Elaine in advance...?!
This is the best way for me to get out of bed and start my day--with hearty laughter! It’s barely 6:45 AM here, and must be almost time for your lunch and a “cuppa” on your little ‘chunk’ of the planet.
Thoroughly enjoyed your meet-up with Terry and Elaine. Although I can’t help but feel when it comes to trying to be helpful, our height and coltish countenance of being all arms and legs does make for some entertaining, if somewhat embarrassing moments. Fortunately we can always laugh later about our humiliations of showering drinks on others.
I wish we had the much smaller shoe eating vixens to fear here on my corner of the planet! In Maine, my biggest fear is seeing a bear up close and personal. Which I have yet to experience and intend that I never do! They would eat the whole person and spit out the shoes. Just kidding.
OK, time to get out of bed and do my walkabout. Thank you for jumpstarting my day and I shall be replaying your story in my head as I wander. Maybe I’ll even chance getting lost. 😉 🤗
I'm so glad you enjoyed this post - I'm pleased it was such a great start to your day. Hope you had a great walkabout and didn't get lost - although there's no shame in that (because you're in such great company)!!! 🤣
Thanks, Julie! 😊 It was a fun meet-up - and an even more fun post to write. And I didn't spill a SINGLE drop of coffee or milk in the process of the latter! 🤣
Thanks, Jim - I'm so glad you enjoyed the read and the pictures. And I agree - the idea intrigued us, too. I'm so glad to have had the opportunity to meet Terry, and I hope that we get to do it again! 😊
Typical. I was useless at geography at school and spent most of most lessons daydreaming, but I am pretty sure the term "chunk" was never mentioned. I would have remembered it, along with dalmatian coastline (the only thing I DO remember)!😁
Love the photos. My fellow substackers are adorbs. Entourage as well. Was hubby the designated photographer/paparazzi? And after all your tea musings coffee was the beverage of choice. Hehehe.
Thanks so much! And yes - Jim was the snapper! I think for our next meet-up we'll have to find a tea room rather than a coffee shop otherwise Terry and I will lose all credibility! 🤣
🤣 YES YES YES! 'Afternoon tea' is still a thing - but as a celebration for a special occasion rather than a daily routine - and cucumber sandwiches are certainly delicious!
In fact I enjoyed sharing a lovely pot of tea and some cake in the sunshine this afternoon in honour of a family birthday... at around four o'clock, in fact!
Their website doesn't show the actual afternoon tea menu, so the jury's out as to whether cucumber sandwiches feature on it... but the prices of literally everything on their lunch and dinner menus are eye-watering....! 😱
Oooooh, shall we go there for our next meet-up, Terry? They could probably manage to make you a cuppa to fit your unreasonable - sorry, exacting - specifications! 🤣
Haha. Adorable abbreviated. I wrote an essay about my abbreviation habit and that it could be blamed on NYC circa 1987. Of course now everything is abbreviated.
Hilarious from first to last, from foxes to wobbly tables! (I think Elaine may have been the hero of the day, taking the role of guide) Thank you so much for the wonderful photos. I feel I know you better now. The only photo I'd ever seen of your husband was in the gorgeous wedding photo when you both seemed so young. I was interested to see how distinguished he looks now. You have been a good influence on him. ha ha ha. You are tall, so he must be at least 6'5"?? I will treasure the photos of Terry, as he is actually SMILING in them. You are all so cute.
Awww Sharron, thank you so much! And yes, Elaine is AWESOME - and not only in a navigational context!
Thank you so much for that lovely compliment about our wedding photo. 😊 In fact we were married only nine-and-a-half years ago so we were already ancient! 🤣
Great story of your meeting with Terry and Elaine. It made it seem like we were right there with you. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I laughed throughout the whole thing.
LOL - thanks, Susan! You've reminded me - I need to ask Terry how his script's coming along! 🤣 Reckon most of the budget will be taken up by the fees for the cast of the thousands making up the entourage....!
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It was such fun, and I'm glad it shows! Thanks so much, Mitchell!
Is that bodyguard available for hire? I would like to avail their services too 😁
Of course! Chortle!
Hahahaha!!! Chuckle, chuckle. Love it, love it, love it. Your attention to detail and ability to shower all around you in hot beverages is admirable!! And look at those smiles!! Absolutely adorable. Thank you SO much. 🤗🤗😘
Beth, what can I say? I am well-practised in the art of showering hot beverages over people, and I consider it an art form. Perhaps I should have warned Terry and Elaine in advance...?!
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Beautifully done, Rebecca, and such a happy quartet (thank you for sharing the pictures!) 💚
Thanks so much, Mya! 😊
This is the best way for me to get out of bed and start my day--with hearty laughter! It’s barely 6:45 AM here, and must be almost time for your lunch and a “cuppa” on your little ‘chunk’ of the planet.
Thoroughly enjoyed your meet-up with Terry and Elaine. Although I can’t help but feel when it comes to trying to be helpful, our height and coltish countenance of being all arms and legs does make for some entertaining, if somewhat embarrassing moments. Fortunately we can always laugh later about our humiliations of showering drinks on others.
I wish we had the much smaller shoe eating vixens to fear here on my corner of the planet! In Maine, my biggest fear is seeing a bear up close and personal. Which I have yet to experience and intend that I never do! They would eat the whole person and spit out the shoes. Just kidding.
OK, time to get out of bed and do my walkabout. Thank you for jumpstarting my day and I shall be replaying your story in my head as I wander. Maybe I’ll even chance getting lost. 😉 🤗
LOL, Gail! And yes, being all arms and legs does result in proportionate clumsiness, doesn't it?!
BEARS! You have bears - yes, of course you do! My uncle lives in upstate New York and has his share of ursine encounters. The only bears I know are the fluffy ones I grew up with - https://rebeccaholden.substack.com/p/58-restoring-a-relationship
I'm so glad you enjoyed this post - I'm pleased it was such a great start to your day. Hope you had a great walkabout and didn't get lost - although there's no shame in that (because you're in such great company)!!! 🤣
I loved reading about you and Jim's meeting with Terry and Elaine. :).
Maybe next time you will get to meet the bodyguards?
Thanks, Olga! 🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛
😁 They're very elusive
Love everything about this! 🎉
Thanks, Julie! 😊 It was a fun meet-up - and an even more fun post to write. And I didn't spill a SINGLE drop of coffee or milk in the process of the latter! 🤣
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What a great storytelling Rebecca! You had me laughing and smiling much of the way. :) Lovely photos.
Awwww, thanks so much, Julie! 😊
The idea of meeting someone you have come to "know" only through correspondence is so intriguing.
I thoroughly enjoyed you account of the meeting and the pictures too.
Thanks, Jim - I'm so glad you enjoyed the read and the pictures. And I agree - the idea intrigued us, too. I'm so glad to have had the opportunity to meet Terry, and I hope that we get to do it again! 😊
Me too, but remind me to wear a waterproof next time 😆
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I think Chunk is a technical term. It might be Terry that needs to brush up on Geography.
Anna, I'd say you're absolutely right! 😉 Thank you! 😊
Bah!
Typical. I was useless at geography at school and spent most of most lessons daydreaming, but I am pretty sure the term "chunk" was never mentioned. I would have remembered it, along with dalmatian coastline (the only thing I DO remember)!😁
Love the photos. My fellow substackers are adorbs. Entourage as well. Was hubby the designated photographer/paparazzi? And after all your tea musings coffee was the beverage of choice. Hehehe.
Thanks so much! And yes - Jim was the snapper! I think for our next meet-up we'll have to find a tea room rather than a coffee shop otherwise Terry and I will lose all credibility! 🤣
Yes, please. 4:00 tea with cucumber sandwiches. (Is that still a thing?) I can then live vicariously.
🤣 YES YES YES! 'Afternoon tea' is still a thing - but as a celebration for a special occasion rather than a daily routine - and cucumber sandwiches are certainly delicious!
In fact I enjoyed sharing a lovely pot of tea and some cake in the sunshine this afternoon in honour of a family birthday... at around four o'clock, in fact!
I love traditions. The Brits are especially good at “savoring” traditions. ❤️🥰
Most of our traditions are deliciously edible! LOL! 🍰
They're also mostly ridiculous! Come on, admit it: you know we're completely bonkers 🤣
I like afternoon tea, so I suppose that makes me a True Brit
Cucumber sandwiches were good enough for Oscar Wilde but I don't think they are served anywhere. Maybe The Ritz, I dunno.
I've just had a look at their website by way of research for this comment. I'm now a quivering wreck....
What’s the verdict? Yay or nay to cuc sandwiches at the Ritz?
Their website doesn't show the actual afternoon tea menu, so the jury's out as to whether cucumber sandwiches feature on it... but the prices of literally everything on their lunch and dinner menus are eye-watering....! 😱
The Plaza in NYC. They have a foofy High Tea. And probably the Ritz too.
The Ritz definitely does.
Oooooh, shall we go there for our next meet-up, Terry? They could probably manage to make you a cuppa to fit your unreasonable - sorry, exacting - specifications! 🤣
'Foofy' - what a brilliant word!!!! 🙌
Hubbys word. Little dogs are foofy too.
Tea room? In London? Don't make me laugh.
What are adorbs? Am I an adorb? Is Rebecca? Is it 'adorables'? If so, Becks and I both fit into that category. Chortle. 🤣
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Haha. Adorable abbreviated. I wrote an essay about my abbreviation habit and that it could be blamed on NYC circa 1987. Of course now everything is abbreviated.
Thanks for the clarification! 😁
Ooooh, do you have a link to that essay? I'd love to read it!
https://open.substack.com/pub/csteefel/p/heres-why-you-should-blame-nyc?r=g4otx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Thanks so much - what a great read! I wonder where Lanky is now...?
Probably still living in her rent controlled apartment turned co-op now worth 3 million dollars.
Beautiful photos. Thanks so much for sharing, Rebecca.
You're so kind, Laura - thank you! 😊
You too. It was fun to read your post!
Hilarious from first to last, from foxes to wobbly tables! (I think Elaine may have been the hero of the day, taking the role of guide) Thank you so much for the wonderful photos. I feel I know you better now. The only photo I'd ever seen of your husband was in the gorgeous wedding photo when you both seemed so young. I was interested to see how distinguished he looks now. You have been a good influence on him. ha ha ha. You are tall, so he must be at least 6'5"?? I will treasure the photos of Terry, as he is actually SMILING in them. You are all so cute.
Awww Sharron, thank you so much! And yes, Elaine is AWESOME - and not only in a navigational context!
Thank you so much for that lovely compliment about our wedding photo. 😊 In fact we were married only nine-and-a-half years ago so we were already ancient! 🤣
And yes, he's 6'5"! Beautifully judged. 😘
Thanks re Elaine.
That's why I took Elaine on. Yes, smiling was a mistake: completely trashed my image as a tough guy, aka Mr Mean. 🕶️
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Mr Mean? I have seriously miscast you. I have always thought you were more like Mr Honeybun!
Puh-lease!
Great story of your meeting with Terry and Elaine. It made it seem like we were right there with you. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I laughed throughout the whole thing.
I'm so pleased you enjoyed it, Matt - thank you! It was a really fun day, and just as much fun to write about! 😊
😁 me too! Some of it was news to me as well
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🤣 Yeah, I might've got a little over-creative in places... 🫤
#shhh
"creative"? That's a new word for it! 😂
😂 Hang on, I've got a 'get out of jail free' card here somewhere. Ah yes, here it is. It's labelled 'journalistic licence'.....! 😉
Hmmm.we call it fake news but still
Do you mean 'fake news'?! 🤣
“Because, Reader, it had not escaped my attention that it was Elaine who’d been leading the way so far...”
This is some Sixth Sense plot twist business here. 😂
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Elaine has a better sense of direction than me.
I'd noticed that, too... 😉
Loved it!!! Would have loved to observed the comedy of errors first hand! It would make a terrific film!
LOL - thanks, Susan! You've reminded me - I need to ask Terry how his script's coming along! 🤣 Reckon most of the budget will be taken up by the fees for the cast of the thousands making up the entourage....!
I'm already working on the sequel
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