Ladies who lunch...or scoff cakes...or drink champers...

As usual (!), Sunday lunchtime saw 10 of us having tea at The Ritz. Determined to get our money's worth, we all scoffed as many sandwiches, cakes and scones as possible in 2 hours, washed down with gallons of tea. To celebrate Helena's birthday, we even sang 'Happy Birthday' accompanied by the harpist. Rolling out of the Palm Court, wishing we had worn relaxey pants rather than posh frocks, we decided that it was far too early to go home so we headed over to Covent Garden and spent the rest of the afternoon in the pub. It was a fantastic way to spend a Sunday and worth every penny. Many happy returns to Helena!