Whip it

Today the lovely Lulu invited us for a catch up at her wonderful tearoom Betty Blythe in Shepherd’s Bush.

We chatted over tea and cupcakes while we flipped through her photo album.

The shop is looking so pretty.

Lulu told us that she had been dying for a new window painting for ages when a woman, who paints windows all over the world walked in the door and asked her if she’d like it painted. It looks fantastic!

Downstairs they have a little garden in the basement.

Afterwards, we went for a bite to eat at Byron in Earl’s Court.

We shared a root beer float, which I haven’t had since Canada when I was little and I’d forgotten just how good they are.

My one complaint about Byron is that the veggie burgers are impossible to eat in a polite way. They stack the bun high with a mushroom, goats cheese, a giant tomato and salad which falls apart instantly after the first bite. I had to eat mine with a knife and fork.

Mel and Dave joined us and it was time for some roller derby action at Earl’s Court.

The LRG got in touch a couple of days before to invite us along and I was super excited when the rollergirl who checked our names off the guestlist told us how much she loved CO+K and that she’d made a bunny ear hoodie from the site.

We sat ringside with donuts and beer.

Mel and I decided which teams to support by how cute the outfits were and the Harbour Grudges had made themselves amazing sailor uniforms.

Our choice worked out well as they won the match 79 to 71, taking the lead in the final few minutes of the game. Mel went home wanting to become a rollergirl. We came up the derby names of Melodramatic and Melancholy for her.