Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Moving Story Part 2

So last I left off, we had moved into our new house and brought the cats home. I am pleased to report that they actually seem to be getting on better. Maybe it's because there's more room. Maybe it's because currently all rooms are neutral? Maybe they're still working out which territory belongs to whom. I don't know, but I'm glad about it. 

We also slept well in the new house, except for the fact that the bedroom curtains are really thin so the sun came flooding through early in the morning. We will get some blinds but haven't yet, so I've been sleeping with an eye mask on. Oh well! 

We got up and I had a shower in my new en suite bathroom, which has a step in shower which I'm very excited about. I was finding it increasingly difficult to climb over the side of the bath in the old house to get into the shower, so I'm really glad I don't have to. Lee has been using the shower almost daily, too, because we've been moving about a lot unpacking things. Anyway, after showers we headed off to Tesco. 

Penistone has a decently sized Tesco but it also isn't huge, it's perfect for me. It has a decent vegetarian section too. We needed a few bits for the house that we hadn't thought about, like loo brushes and a holder for the shower. We also wanted to get gifts for my mum, stepdad, and uncle for helping us so much. Oh and for the friends who looked after the cats! We were able to get everything and it was really useful. We got back and my mum and co were already there - my mum is thrilled to have a key of her own for the new house, haha. Anyway, we got to work on unpacking things. Lee and Neil had some stuff to mend and my mum and I got to my clothes which I was so excited to see! 

We stopped for lunch about 12.30, and then my friend Gillian turned up with her girls. Lee had got a chocolate cake for his birthday so we all had a slice of that and a cuppa, and then I showed Gillian and the girls round the house. Gillian helped me unpack a couple of boxes in the bedroom which was lovely of her. Then back in the kitchen diner she said did we think we could get to the bottom of the boxes that were piled on the dining table? That way Lee and I could sit there to eat tea that night! So we all worked hard on that and we did manage to get to the bottom of the boxes! Lee and I really don't like the tiles that are in the hallway, kitchen, diner, and both bathrooms (we think they look like a holiday villa in Tenerife - which is fine in Tenerife but maybe not in your actual house..) so we decided to put a rug that had been in the attic room under the dining table. It makes it a lot more cosy in there! 

When everyone left Lee and I did eat tea there - just fake bacon and eggs - and sat at the table before going upstairs to the living room (which we actually really like!). Lee unpacked the records into the big Kallax. That also used to be in the attic room but it's much better in the living room especially as it fits so many records on it!

On Saturday morning Lee's mam Bev and stepdad Gary came down to see us. They wanted to see the house of course and also wanted to help. Bev brought a huge chocolate cake and a quiche and some vegan sausage rolls for us for lunch which was really nice of her. They loved the house which I'm glad about. Gary started building a bookcase in what I am certain I'm going to call the library. Bev and I worked on my clothes a bit more (there's a lot of clothes!). We came across my wedding parasol which I still really love, I ought to use it one day. We put up a lot of hooks and pictures and such things, it was really good! I am grateful for so much family help! 

When Bev and Gary left late afternoon Lee and I went off to Ikea. We needed a bigger unit for the TV and some more shelving. Now we both really dislike Ikea, but I have to say at like 6pm on a Saturday it wasn't too bad. We walked round the entire thing and had some tea in the cafe. Then we had to play jenga to get everything in the car (our current car is not as big as the previous one) but we eventually managed it, even if I was very squashed into the back! When we got home we loaded things into the house and then Lee started building the TV unit. 

By this time we had our bedroom and the living room looking pretty good so that's really good, that plus the kitchen meant that we could move around where we needed to and could take other things more slowly. We had done a lot to say we had only been in it about 60 hours!


My mum on Friday morning getting herself into the cupboard under the stairs, which is where we are keeping coats and shoes and stuff


Later, Gillian and co in the cupboard on the top landing which is now full of things we don't use often


We had bought this mat for the new house just before we moved when we went to Meadowhall, I absolutely love it. Those are the offending tiles you can see, too


The garden - it's not huge but definitely big enough for us, I like it a lot


The dining area late on on Friday when we had managed to get it sorted and set up - doesn't it look lovely?


I got this sofa for free on Facebook a week or so before we moved - all it cost was a man with a van to bring it down to our old house. I really wanted a sofa in the kitchen and thought this would just put us on for a while, but it's actually really comfy and really good quality so it'll probably stay for a while. I brightened it up with a blanket I made though because I don't love the grey. Lee's mam brought us a couple of grey cushions down too to put on it though which is good


The huge chocolate cake she brought us


The plan eventually is to build a catio where the cats can be outside, but in the meantime I don't trust Katniss and Kiki to not try to escape, but I know Poppy won't, so she's been allowed into the garden with supervision. She likes to eat grass


My beautiful wedding parasol - we added the burgundy ribbon because that was one of our colours. The parasol itself came from Venice when we visited there in 2004


The living room when Bev and Gary had finished helping us. We plan on cat proofing the Juliet balcony too so that we can have the doors open, but that's a future project. It is a really warm house though, which will be great in the winter but is less helpful in the summer


Tidy, but this is where we've put the new TV unit and a shelving unit 


Lee's stepdad put these up on the wall, they were on the staircase in our old house too


These gorgeous wardrobes are all filled with my clothes, yep


Bedroom all tidy. We don't hate the green wallpaper so that's staying for now


The removal men had left a drawer unit here which meant that we had to roll across the bed to get to the bathroom, so I was pleased to get that sorted


Here I am hot and sweaty from Ikea and displeased to be squashed in!

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Sooo..... We Moved!

We moved house! Some people in my life knew this but I had kept it quite on the downlow because I just didn't feel like a zillion questions to start off, and then it turned into quite a nightmare and remained pretty much a nightmare from start to finish, although the move itself went swimmingly. It felt a lot like tempting fate to mention it online, so I just hadn't. We had packed a lot of our stuff into boxes earlier in the year and put them in a lock up, meaning I haven't had access to most of my clothes all year. Maybe you've been thinking I've been wearing the same shit over and over again - well, that's why! I am so sick of my lilac floral Scarlett and Jo skirt - I think it'll be a while before I wear that again.

Anyway, to tell you the story. Lee got made redundant in January and his payout was good, so he said we should use it to move. So we put a bunch of things in storage to get ready to put ours on the market, and started looking around. We saw a few houses we liked, but not really enough. Then we saw this house and we LOVED it. But they wouldn't accept our offer until we had sold ours. Ours went on the market in te middle of February and sold immediately, which was brilliant. We had our offer accepted on this house, and everything was unfolding fine. The vendors of our house were buying a new build, and it wasn't yet built, so we knew it would be the summer before we could move. That was all fine, good things are worth waiting for, et cetera. It was all happening, just slowly. But then in May our buyer pulled out. It was incredibly annoying. 

Our old house went back on the market and there was interest but not enough, so we were just stuck. We thought we might lose out on our new house, which we were upset about, but then things happened and it turned out we could make it happen. So we forged ahead. In July we were told that our vendors' new house would be ready mid August. There were a few weeks of uncertainty but then we had a date of the 21st of August. Which just happens to be Lee's birthday! My mum wondered if it was sensible to move then, and we could have put it off, but we had been waiting so long that we decided to just go for it. Lee didn't mind spending his birthday moving, so it was good timing. I did tell him it was a very extravagant present and he won't be getting a new house next year!

In the week of moving itself, we hadn't quite done all of the packing, so on Tuesday afternoon my mum and Norman came to help. We got a lot done, which was good. On Wednesday my uncle came to help as well as my mum and stepdad. Lee had to work in the morning so the rest of us got stuff in the attic done. He had the afternoon off so he and my uncle went to the tip and did some other stuff, and the rest of us got loads done. My mum really helped, it was great of her. 

We had finished at about 5.30, ready to move. Exciting! My mum and Norman and Neil went home for a bit to get changed, and then we met them at one of the curry houses in our old village for food and to celebrate Lee's birthday. The food was lovely and we enjoyed it, I'm glad we went. Lee liked his birthday presents - records and some second hand Converse and some chocolate from me. We went to bed very excited for the next day!

Thursday dawned. We had arranged to take the cats to our friends' house. They have a sun room that can be separated off from the rest of the house, so it was ideal for our cats for the day. We loaded them all into the car and then there was a bit of a nightmare to get to their house thanks to roadworks, but we eventually got all three cats dropped off and we got back to the house. My mum and Norman and Neil were already there, sorting things out. The removal men arrived not long after that. They were three of the nicest, most hard working, unflappable lads I've ever met. They were so good all day, we would recommend them wholeheartedly. My mum went out to the deli to pick up toasted teacakes for us all. 

Time moved on, as it does. We were waiting on phone calls from the estate agents and solicitors. We sat in the living room about 12.30 eating sandwiches that my mother had made, right before the removal men put the sofa on the truck. As we had a lock up too, we needed the removals to go there too, so Lee went off with them and the rest of us left the old house. I came to Penistone to pick up our new keys. We've moved to Penistone and if you don't know it, it's a lovely little market town, we are so happy to live here! Just as I was picking up the keys we were told the vendor had left, so I could come straight here! My mum and Norman and Neil turned up too, so I got to let them in and show them around.

My mum would have come to see the house on our second viewing, but it was just after her mastectomy and she wasn't able to travel, so she hadn't seen it. It is a spacious house, it is all painted cream with some green, so it's a bit boring, but it's fine. All the carpets are cream too. But it's liveable. My mum loves it, so that's good!

Lee and the removal trucks arrived not long after us so we started unloading. There was stuff everywhere. We all had a few things in our cars too - things too precious to go on the trucks, like Lee's guitars and my dolls house. It had been so long since we saw the house that I was worried we wouldn't like it, but fortunately we both did still! We love it. 

We got a lot done; the removal men left about 5.30pm. We ordered pizza for the five of us, and ate that in the kitchen diner, which was piled high with boxes. My mum and Norman and Neil left about 7.30 I'm guessing, and Lee and I went to pick the cats up. We got them home and brought them up to our bedroom and shut them in. They all started exploring, climbing up all the boxes, and were fine. After about an hour Poppy and Kiki got bored and wanted to see the rest of the house, so we let them out. And they've been fine! They all seem to really like it and are getting on really well, which is great. 

This is already a realllly long post, so let me just share my first lot of photos:


All our stuff loaded on the truck at our old house


Keys in my hand at the estate agents'! It would have been nice for Lee and I to go together but the timing just didn't work, and in the scheme of things he didn't care. I felt a bit bad though!


The estate agent gave us this gift basket, which was lovely


About halfway through unloading


Here we are outside our new front door - which we had forgotten had stained glass! The garage is on the right, at the front of the house. It's three storey - at the back of the ground floor is the kitchen diner. On the middle floor are the living room, a bathroom, and a room that will be a spare bedroom and is Lee's office too. Him needing an office is one of the main reasons to move! Then on the top floor are two bedrooms, and our bedroom with an ensuite. We love the layout but I get it wouldn't work for everyone

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Barnsley Zine Fair August 2025

The 9th of August was the fourth Barnsley Zine Fair! This was the second summer one and I at first didn't think I could go, so I didn't apply for a table. Then I could go, and Chloe told me I could share her table (which was nice of her!). THEN I was emailing Jason and saying I would see him, and he said did I want a cancellation table. So I only got it two days before the fest but my zines all live in one suitcase so it's very easy to take them as needed. So that's what I did. 

Lucinda was going home early, just after 10am, because a friend was in Edinburgh for the Fringe festival so she wanted to go hang out. That was fine, of course. Lee dropped me and Lucinda off outside the Civic and we went in and found my table. Lucinda then left to get a coffee before her train, and I set up my table. Lee parked the car and then brought me a coffee, some lunch, plenty of water, and some snacks. Which was nice of him! He didn't stay long first off, as his sciatica is still really bad and he wanted to relax at home as he was going to Blackpool the next day to play Rebellion Fringe (so many Fringes!). It turned out Chloe was unwell so she wasn't there, but I was fine. I had my cross stitch and my book, so I was fine. About midday Ingrid, Kate, and their friend turned up, so I went to the loo and refilled my water while Ingrid kept an eye on my stall, which was great. 

Lee got back about 2pm. The fair was fairly busy but I didn't sell much, but not to worry. I did trade some zines and when Lee got there I had a good look around and bought a bunch of things. Lee had a wander too, and before we knew it, it was 4pm and time to pack up! Zine fests always go so quickly! It was nice to see some Barnsley creatives that always turn up like Chris and Higgy, and nice to meet some new people too. I didn't take one single photo all day at the fair, unfortunately! You'll just have to imagine it. 

Lee and I left the Civic and crossed the road to the piazza. There was tons going on - some kind of festival I think, and the football had been on - so there were people everywhere. We decided to go in Market Kitchen for something to eat. I couldn't decide what I wanted but went for a veggie calzone in the end. Lee got a margherita from the same pizza place. I also had a strawberry mojito. 

After we had eaten we went back outside and got a milkshake from the stall that was in the piazza. I went for mint, it was nice enough. We had a nice conversation with the owner. I did get some photos, so here we are:


This is my latest zine, which was finished just before the fair


Strawberry mojito, it was cold and delicious


Calzone - it was nice and doughy


And my milkshake outside


Finally here's what I bought and traded!

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Two Gigs over the Summer

I went to two gigs over the summer and they both featured Peter Doherty. 

First of all, he played a solo gig in Sheffield, at Crookes Social Club, which was the most random venue ever, but fine. I would have gone by myself but then my friend Jo messaged me and asked if I wanted to go, so I of course said yes and got us two tickets. On the day itself, I drove to Jo's house near Meadowhall and she drove us to Crookes because she knew the area better than I did. We managed to park just opposite the tour bus, and then we went and joined the queue. We wanted to be there early to get seats. We got in, at first looked at the seats at the back, but then went and sat on one of the banquettes down the side, so we weren't too far from the stage. The club has a distinct 1970s faded air to it, but that kind of suits Peter perfectly so I wasn't too fussed. 

I met Jo through The Libertines and we were at York St John at the same time twenty years ago, but I hadn't seen her in about ten years. So it was nice to catch up! Peter came on first and played three songs, to warm himself and the crowd up, and then there was a support guy who was fine, I guess, nothing too offensive. Jo and I chatted. Then Peter and his band came on! There was Mike Joyce from the Smiths playing drums which was quite exciting, he was good. The set was really fun and joyful and I had a really good time. I bought a t shirt on the way out in this gorgeous purple colour, and Jo got a different one. 

Two weeks later, I saw The Libertines at The Piece Hall in Halifax. I had arranged to go with Lucinda and Sam, ages ago, so the three of us sorted out when and where to meet in Halifax on the Friday. Lucinda arrived into Barnsley train station so I went to pick her up, and then we got some lunch and ate that at my house before Lee took us to the village station for a train to Huddersfield. We had over 40 minutes to wait before our train to Halifax so we left the station and went to the Hive opposite for a drink. It's a workers co op and I had heard of it but I had never been before. It's really LGBTQ+ inclusive and cool so I would love to go back to eat there. I had a hot chocolate which was nice.

We went back into the station and caught our train to Halifax. It was better for me to not have to worry about parking in Halifax as I don't know it very well. We had arranged to go to a Sri Lankan restaurant a bit of a walk away so Lucinda and I got into a taxi to go up there as Halifax is all hills and I knew I couldn't walk up that far. We were a bit early so we hung around on the street for a few minutes before it opened. 

My friend Courtney was visiting from Texas to see the Libs and we had talked about eating together, but she decided to stay close to the Piece Hall. But then my friend Rachael was around so I told her to come up, and she ended up meeting Sam on the way up so they arrived together! 

The restaurant was really lovely but service was really slow which was annoying. I had a mojito which was somehow too sugary and minty at the same time, and jackfruit biryani. I don't really like jackfruit - I've tried it a few times but it's just not for me. But it was the only veggie option on the menu. I did enjoy the rice and the curry and the egg on top, I just left most of the jackfruit. 

When we had finished it was maybe 6.30ish so we all headed down to the Piece Hall. I've been a bunch of times but not for ages, and not as a gig venue. Sam had been though so she knew how it worked and where the benches are etc. The three of us had a different entrance to Rachael but then they let us all go in at hers, which was good and better for me as I'd walked a long way by then. We got in and found two benches to sit on the ends of. 

Rachael went off for a drink and discovered there was churro stall! All gigs should have churro stalls! She brought a portion back for us to share, they were delicious. The first support act was a young woman and she was kind of fine, nothing offensive. Peter came on stage to sell copies of his zine so Rachael skipped off to get one for me, I really wanted a copy of the first one but wasn't able to, so I'm excited for the second one.

The second support act were called Gans and they were pretty terrible and far too bass heavy. I read my book on my tablet. The sun had gove from above so it wasn't too warm, so I was glad I had taken a jumper and my hoodie to sit on. I had them both on by the time the Libs came on at 9pm. 

They were really good - they were fast and tight and sounded good. Carl was in a good mood which seemed to lift everyone else too. But they had only been playing for a bit when they had to go offstage for some reason... Which was weird. It turned out some people at the front were being crushed so they wanted to make sure there wasn't any injuries or anything of course. The Libs came back on only a few minutes later and didn't appear to miss anything out of their set, which was good. I enjoyed it, especially being with Sam and Lucinda (Rachael had found herself a spot much nearer the front). 

Afterwards we met up with Sarah and Courtney and spoke for a few minutes before heading to the train station where we had a taxi booked. Courtney was staying in Huddersfield so she came with us. I haven't seen her in about fifteen years! Lee picked me and Lucinda up in Huddersfield - thankfully, as the last trains are so early, it's ridiculous. We just went to bed when we got back! 

I love this band so much, and a lot of their solo stuff, and I will say it every time that I would not be the same person without them. I wouldn't know Lucinda OR Sam OR Rachael - I met them all online 20 years ago when I got into the Libs and I love them all so much and it was so good to go to a gig with them!

Here's a bunch of photos:


Peter at the beginning doing his warm up three songs. I could honestly listen to him play most songs by himself on a guitar


And here he is with the full band





Here's my t shirt, which I have worn a couple of times but haven't managed to get a photo of it worn yet

Then two weeks later:


Here's Lucinda and I on the train to Huddersfield




Here is me, Cinders, Rachael and Sam in the restaurant 


My hot chocolate in the Hive


Weird mojito... we had some wine in the gig too


My curry, glad I went for the egg on it


Churros with Nutella! Delicious! I could have eaten them all but didn't 


Just as the band came on


Getting a bit darker...






And so on! 

Friday, September 12, 2025

Weekend in Barrow-on-Furness

At the beginning of August I headed up to Barrow-in-Furness for the weekend. Charlie, who used to live in Leeds and used to come to clothes swaps and stuff, moved up there quite a few years ago, so I haven't seen her since then although we're still friends on social media etc. For the past year and a bit I think she has been battling breast cancer and she has been declared No Active Disease, so she was throwing a party to celebrate! I wanted to go anyway but of course because my mum has battled breast cancer again this year I really wanted to go and donate some money. Then it turned out that Lolly, Gary, and Franklin would be on holiday nearby so they were going to go too, so it was ideal. I booked a single hotel room in Barrow for myself. 

I have a friend, Rachael, who lives in Carlisle, so I asked if she wanted to meet me on the Saturday, and she agreed and booked her train tickets. Lolly and I arranged to have brunch on the Sunday before I set off home, and it was all set. 

Then Kiki needed to go to the vet on Friday morning, as an emergency, because she seemed to have a bit of a water infection. She is fine, and had some painkillers. But it meant I was a bit later setting off than I wanted to. I ran into a bit of traffic too, which was annoying. I stopped for some lunch at some place or other, and managed to avoid a traffic jam. When I got to Barrow I couldn't find my hotel to start off with, so it was nearly 4pm by the time I actually checked in. I was tired by then!

My room didn't have a window in it - the window was in the bathroom so I could have it open and let some air in, but I did also shut the bathroom door at night so it made it nice and dark for when I was sleeping. It was fine, I really didn't need a fancier hotel room, but it did look a lot like my room in university halls. I laid down for a bit and watched crap TV which was fine, and read my book. 

I'm guessing it was about 6.30 when I set out again. I wanted to find like a Zizzi or something, a chain restaurant where I could sit and read my book and have some food without being bothered. However, Barrow appears to not have anything like this AT ALL. There was a KFC and a McDonalds but I didn't want either of those; I wanted to sit in for a bit. I drove around and around and was considering just going into Tesco for snacks or a sandwich, but then I saw on my map that there was a Starbucks. The directions took me round the houses and I ended up back at the bloody Tesco. I swear to god, I was just cursed. BUT Starbucks was near Asda and I eventually found it. I had a veggie sausage sandwich and a coffee, and got a coffee to take away too. 

I went back to the hotel and watched more rubbish telly and did some of my cross stitch. A family had arrived and were in two or three rooms and they kept knocking on each other's doors, so that was annoying, especially when they kept doing it after midnight. I put my earplugs in and went to sleep, but they woke me up before 8am which I was not thrilled about!

I went down and had some breakfast, which was not that inspired but it was fine, so whatever, and then I relaxed in my room for a bit. Rachael had been told her trains were cancelled, but she managed to get on different ones and I picked her up at the station at about 11.30. We decided to go to Piel Island. We were hoping to get on a boat to see some seals, so we joined the queue on the jetty. But the seal trip was full so we waited for the other boat which goes to Piel Island only. It was a tiny boat but a pretty fun trip. it was only a few minutes though! The island is tiny, it has a pub, a ruined castle, and about four houses on it. 

We went into the pub and both got cheesy chips and sat inside to eat them. We sat for a bit in the sunshine and then queued to get the boat back. By this point it was coming up to 3pm so we decided to go to Stollers, this furniture shop, for cake. I had had it recommended to me and had been past it the night before (it's near Starbucks). I had a strawberry trifle and a coffee. We left just after 4pm and I took Rachael back to the train station to go home. It was nice to spend such a long time with her though! 

I popped into Tesco to get some sushi and snacks for later, as I knew there wasn't food at the party and wasn't sure how hungry I would be. I got back to my hotel room and laid in the bed to have a nap, but couldn't sleep. I rested instead, though, which was good. About 6.15 I started to get ready for the party. I wore the same dress that I had worn to Prashad the previous week and I had taken lots of glitter to wear as make up to celebrate! I found some contact lenses in my bag so put them in, and went to town with glitter and gems. As you can see, I had caught the sun during the day! 

I left the hotel about 7pm and walked round to the party venue. It was close enough for me to walk. I was one of the first people there so got to talk to Charlie which was lovely. Lolly and Gary turned up not too long after me. The bar had created two special cocktails to raise money - a Pink Colada and a Cherry Sour. Lolly and I both had a Pink Colada to start off with. We bought raffle tickets and then a piece of Polish strawberry cake each, all of which was to raise money too. Gary bought a copy off the quiz so we filled that in. 

Around 9pm Charlie drew the raffle and one of my tickets was drawn, so I got to choose a prize. I went for a bottle of Mumm champagne because I bloody love champagne! I'll save it for a special occasion. Lolly and Gary left about 9.30. I talked to Charlie and a woman called Lou who also used to come to clothes swaps, so it was nice to see her. I got back to the hotel about 10.45 which was perfect for me. I had had quite a few of the Cherry Sours, they were lovely! I again didn't sleep amazingly due to loud people (maybe the same loud people, although I don't think they were) and woke up about 8am again.

I decided to make my life easier for the next day by having a shower as I had time, and then I packed up my stuff and left the hotel just after 10am. I then drove to Industry Kitchen where I was having brunch with Lolly and Gary and Franklin. It's only small and it was busy, so I had to wait, but then I got a booth table so sat down. The others arrived about 11am and we ordered food. I went for shrooms on toast which were delicious, with pesto and hummus and other stuff on. Lolly gave me one of her hash browns, too. Then I had millionaire's shortbread too which was yummy. 

I set off home about midday and got home in really good time, I was home before 3pm and laid down for a nap! This is the longest post on earth but no matter, here's all the photos:



My hotel room, definitely halls vibes


I also had alcohol and snacks on hand, too 


Oh yeah I drove out to Biggar Island when I was driving to try to find food, and took some photos of the sea


And the Lake District hills in the distance 


Here's Saturday when we were standing on the jetty waiting for boat. The water was so clear and I would have loved a paddle


The jetty, looking towards Piel Island


Rachael and I on the boat


Looking back as we were on the way


And looking forward. It was a tiny boat!


The wind had whipped up my hair so I tied it up while on the island to keep it out of the way, I was not impressed


Queueing at the top of the jetty to go back


Standing on the jetty waiting, I'm so glad the weather was nice because it made it much nicer for us


On the way back


Rachael 


Strawberry trifle which was only okay, but not to worry


Here I am all make up and glitter, ready for the party


The roof of the party venue had all these really cute umbrellas


Polish strawberry cake


A cherry sour cocktail, they were fizzy and delicious


Lolly and I 


And here we are with the party girl herself, Charlie. She was looking really good!


Champagne that I won!


And here's Charlie singing the Pokemon theme song as karaoke, haha


Finally, here's my brunch of mushrooms on toast


And the millionaires slice afterwards!