The donut place deserved to fail. Why did they insist on spelling the word donut correctly, in England of all places, where they should have known it would not be appreciated. I also question your right to use the word café, when all that is ever served there in your parts is tea. Teafé maybe. Joking aside Terry, I thoroughly enjoyed this.
I am glad Rebecca pointed me in the direction of this post. I should dig around in the archive more! I am sure there is much more treasure to be found.
I've thought about doing a cafe post as I love them so much! You have inspired me even more. The use of dialogue to capture your cafe moments is wonderful!
Brilliant, Terry, I loved every word. You have such a charming and witty way of writing. I wanted to leave my computer but couldn't stop reading! (Oh, and the waiter looks like someone i know! 😂 That was the cherry on top!).
Great writing, Terry - when I was reading this I could smell the grill and hear the scrape of the chairs against the lino.
Until I was about 40 I preferred pubs to cafes, but am coming round to your way of thinking - they are great places to people-watch and I'm now a regular at two caffs near my work. Mine's a vegetarian breakfast, if you're buying...
In regards to The Terminus Cafe being gone, I have a running list of all the places I have shopped in, eaten in, and gone into, that have been replaced by something else. Then if the place that replaced it goes out of business, I have the new store listed. I check every so often on Google Maps. I think this might be an interesting topic to talk about on my Substack.
I know how you feel about the crowds. Like I said recently, I like it for Christmas shopping but I don’t like it all the time. A nice quiet outing fits me anytime. Sometimes there are a lot of people in a store I’m in, and I say “Let’s hurry and get outta here.”
Such great stories, Terry. You still have the ears, right?
I prefer to withdraw from rather than engage with noise and people, and for this reason your last six lines have really resonated with me. I'm saving this post so I can keep them to reflect on!
Does this go on for much longer? I’m starting to lose the will to live!” that's fall out hilarious!
The conversation about the Spock ears proprieter is so 'matter of fact'! And the discovery of ears in the briefcase--too funny, Terry!
The donut place deserved to fail. Why did they insist on spelling the word donut correctly, in England of all places, where they should have known it would not be appreciated. I also question your right to use the word café, when all that is ever served there in your parts is tea. Teafé maybe. Joking aside Terry, I thoroughly enjoyed this.
I am glad Rebecca pointed me in the direction of this post. I should dig around in the archive more! I am sure there is much more treasure to be found.
I've thought about doing a cafe post as I love them so much! You have inspired me even more. The use of dialogue to capture your cafe moments is wonderful!
Brilliant, Terry, I loved every word. You have such a charming and witty way of writing. I wanted to leave my computer but couldn't stop reading! (Oh, and the waiter looks like someone i know! 😂 That was the cherry on top!).
Good cafes are precious. Most aren't good at all and the rest try too hard and end up only being the look of a good cafe rather than its spirit.
Great writing, Terry - when I was reading this I could smell the grill and hear the scrape of the chairs against the lino.
Until I was about 40 I preferred pubs to cafes, but am coming round to your way of thinking - they are great places to people-watch and I'm now a regular at two caffs near my work. Mine's a vegetarian breakfast, if you're buying...
I adored this piece, Terry. And I'm very much enjoying your drawings lately!
Great stories Terry!
Funny about the ears. 🤣
In regards to The Terminus Cafe being gone, I have a running list of all the places I have shopped in, eaten in, and gone into, that have been replaced by something else. Then if the place that replaced it goes out of business, I have the new store listed. I check every so often on Google Maps. I think this might be an interesting topic to talk about on my Substack.
I know how you feel about the crowds. Like I said recently, I like it for Christmas shopping but I don’t like it all the time. A nice quiet outing fits me anytime. Sometimes there are a lot of people in a store I’m in, and I say “Let’s hurry and get outta here.”
May I ask, is the voiceover AI? (Loved this story, by the way.)
Such great stories, Terry. You still have the ears, right?
I prefer to withdraw from rather than engage with noise and people, and for this reason your last six lines have really resonated with me. I'm saving this post so I can keep them to reflect on!