Lunch At The Pineapple, etc
Saturday 14th May 2016
Didn't stray too far from home today. Inspected the garden in the morning, then on receiving a delivery of two more ties I tried on my morning suit and top hat with them to see if they worked together. Lunch at the Pineapple with Chie and Erika, followed by a visit to the garden centre where we bought some new plants, including another grape vine and a raspberry plant.
London May 2016
John's Pictures

10:44:46
Blossom on the apple tree.

10:44:52
Grape vine number 1.

11:45:06
Me in my morning suit and top hat, trying on new tie number 1.

11:45:28

11:51:06
...and new tie number 2 - I much preferred this one.

12:08:53
Inspiration for the winning tie was taking from the cover of James Sherwood's The Perfect Gentleman.

12:46:10
My tickets for the Queen's Stand at Epspm Derby had also just arrived.

13:11:55
The delightful divan at the Pineapple.

13:14:25
Lunch at the Pineapple.

13:20:37
The three of us having lunch at the Pineapple.

14:04:41
Erika on the divan.

15:42:33
Back at the flat after having planted the new grapevine.

15:42:39

15:42:50
...and the new raspberry plant - delighted to discover there is a variety called Erika!

19:01:29
Another of the Louis Boillot Gevrey Chambertins I'd bought at Berry Brothers and Rudd yesterday - this time the 2012.