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The Happy Place Café and Tilly's dog wash is still open.

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sashh · 19/02/2025 04:28

Morning and welcome.

To anyone new this is the Happy Place Café, all food and drink served here is calorie free. Everyone is welcome.

There are some people who have been here for literally years and others are newer.

The staff are me, obviously, Florence a French pastry chef who is married to Fernando the cocktail waiter (no one knows where Fernando is from so we suspect the marriage was about visas).

In a previous incarnation one of the regulars was Tilly (RIP) who brought a sparkling light in to the café along with a lemur named Leo.

Leo runs a dog wash (Tilly had a golden retriever and her family agreed to the dog wash as a tribute) but as there are rarely and dogs around he will wash anything, his other interests are goats and eggs. He spends every morning cooking eggs.

Outside the café is seating and a water feature, the water feature becomes a swimming pool in summer and an ice rink in winter. There is also a petting zoo.

Other residents are the kittenbees who are kittens the size of a bee with wings, they are very gentle but like to nibble anything sweet. Please do not give them alcohol.

Outside is where their larger cousins the bumblecats live, they are about the size of a fist and a lot more feisty than the kittenbees.

There is normally a daily special for breakfast and sometimes there is a pack up / bait / packed lunch.

Now to breakfast.

I thought a little trip to Germany would fit this morning so Florence is making bread rolls, soft and crusty, Leo is baking / frying / boiling eggs and Fernando is serving Apfelkorn.

I put out a selection of cooked meats, cheeses, jam, nutella, marmalade and if you want that abomination that people wither love or hate, it is in a locked box in the garden, far from the café, that is where it is to be consumed.

Actually I watched a vid from 'Atomic Shrimp' the other day that featured the brown paste added to warm milk.

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ScottBakula · 25/02/2025 09:09

@sashh scotch eggs and a Indian tiffin box is perfect thankyou.

@SorrowsPrayers that's a stunning photo , s/he looks like they are posing just for you.
I am jealous of so many of the people that thread , the idea of coming across dozing deer is amazing .

@tattoonewbie I hope you manage to get some more peaceful sleep . I have the most vivid horrible nightmares from time to time they are very disturbing.

ImDoneOnceAndForAll · 25/02/2025 14:10

@SorrowsPrayers The photo is amazing!

Hope everyone had a relaxing breakfast

tattoonewbie · 25/02/2025 20:31

Nightmares are so real and keep you awake for so long. Thanks for the kittenbees @sashh I'm expecting another sleepless night with sciatica pain and am fretting now about other causes after reaching out on my other thread for remedies. A before bed hot chocolate and brandy needed !

ScottBakula · 25/02/2025 21:27

I will make you a hot chocolate and brandy @tattoonewbie .

I have also suffered from sciatica in the past , I went through some horrible physio to try and release the nerves and I am lucky it doesn't affect me to often now.
My sympathy goes to you its bloody horrible .
I hope everyone has a good night's sleep.

tattoonewbie · 25/02/2025 22:41

@ScottBakula thank you. I just got a bit tearful at the thought and internet person would do this for me. Thank you 🙏

ScottBakula · 25/02/2025 23:39

You are very welcome, this wonderful creation of @sashh 's really is a friendly place.
Sending you a virtual hug 🫠

ImDoneOnceAndForAll · 25/02/2025 23:46

Hope the hot chocolate and Brandy help you sleep @tattoonewbie

sashh · 26/02/2025 02:57

Morning.

Sorry for those in pain, I have arthritis so I take a cocktail of drugs, use a TENS machine and drink the odd camomile tea.

Now breakfast.

Chamomile tea all round, breakfast butties, sausage, egg and bacon in any order.

Florence us making olive bread and Fernando is making honey cocktails.

Leo is being Leo so please order eggs.

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SorrowsPrayers · 26/02/2025 05:50

A breakfast buttie is right up there with my favourites breakfasts.
I'll have sausage and egg with lots of tomato sauce, please. Chamomile tea ☕️ is also a favourite so it's a good morning for me.
Thanks for all your lovely comments on my owl photo. I e taken hundreds....

sashh · 26/02/2025 07:02

@Sorrows post more I'd love to see them.

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ScottBakula · 26/02/2025 09:02

Breakfast butties you say @sashh ? , yes please.
Bacon and fried egg please with a dollop of HP .

sashh · 26/02/2025 09:15

One bacon and egg butty on the way.

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ScottBakula · 26/02/2025 12:46

Thankyou @sashh

ImDoneOnceAndForAll · 26/02/2025 15:43

Oooh, thanks for breakfast this morning.
Was lovely

SorrowsPrayers · 26/02/2025 21:00

@sashh Well, being as you asked, another owl attached.
I'm getting up early tomorrow to go and find the barn owl again...it's chilly so lots of layers will be involved. Hopefully a hearty breakfast will be cooking?

The Happy Place Café and Tilly's dog wash is still open.
ImDoneOnceAndForAll · 27/02/2025 00:43

SorrowsPrayers · 26/02/2025 21:00

@sashh Well, being as you asked, another owl attached.
I'm getting up early tomorrow to go and find the barn owl again...it's chilly so lots of layers will be involved. Hopefully a hearty breakfast will be cooking?

Amazing! What camera have you got?

sashh · 27/02/2025 03:47

Morning.

A hearty breakfast you say, well after a trip in the cold I think we should have some oats. Overnight oats and, of course porridge.

Florence is making flapjacks, plain, chocolate or with blueberries.

Fernando is making hot chocolate and glühwein.

Leo insists hard boiled eggs are perfectly acceptable with oats so I'm going to make a kedgeree so they are not wasted.

The kedgeree I can put in a heated container as a pack up, with a couple of flapjacks to eat after.

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SorrowsPrayers · 27/02/2025 05:24

Marvellous sashh, I'll pick it up in 5 mins.
Wish me luck.

sashh · 27/02/2025 05:26

Good luck.

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sashh · 28/02/2025 07:54

Morning.

Sorry for another late start.

So because I got to sleep longer Leo has been busy so for breakfast we have frittata, quiche, cheese soufflé and shirred eggs.

I've given F and F a day off and I'm sitting in the corner with a large black coffee.

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ScottBakula · 28/02/2025 09:01

I am glad you are sleeping better @sashh.
I have already had breakfast ( @ 4am 😔 ) so I could do with a snack yo keep me going until lunch time .
Please can I have a frittata and baked beans.

That phot is fantastic @SorrowsPrayers , your timing is perfect

sashh · 28/02/2025 09:12

Leo is bringing the frittata @ScottBakula

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ScottBakula · 28/02/2025 09:54

Thankyou Leo

sashh · 01/03/2025 03:45

Morning.

Well I've woken up to the news of a Trump meltdown. So lets forget all about it with the finest of breakfasts... chocolate.

Florence is making chocolate gateaux, Leo is making chocolate eggs (I'm not sure what he has in minds), Fernando of course is making hot chocolate and I'm making chocolate mousse.

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ScottBakula · 01/03/2025 10:02

Gateaux for breakfast?, why @sashh you are spoiling us .
Can I have little bit of single cream on mine please.

I am not sure about Leo's chocolate eggs unless he means easter eggs.

Some chocolate moouse with orange cream would be very nice for later

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