Devil's Food
“Daniel made the toast, I made the coffee, Horatio supervised and drank milk. The jam was strawberry and the coffee Fair Trade East Timor Arabica.
Bliss. Silence. Only the rustle of the Sunday papers and the occasional exclamations of horror at the news. And the oddly loud Sunday morning purr of the stripy cat, who seated himself in loaf formation on the big kitchen table between us and radiated contentment, in the way that only a well-fed male cat can do.
After an hour, I padded off and had a s...hower. I dressed in suitable clothes to visit a Mission to the Miserable. A bright blue jumper with parrots on seemed to be the right thing. Daniel wore his usual leather coat but added a patterned scarf. We bade Horatio take care of the house and went down into the cold street.
Flinders Lane used to be the garment-making heart of Melbourne. You wanted schmutter — old clothes, new clothes, fur coats, tailored suits — Flinders Lane was the place to get it. Now there are a few tailor’s shops hanging on but most of it consists of strange little apartment buildings, the back of the cathedral, souvenir shops and little cafes selling odd ethnic specialities.MoreLess
Bliss. Silence. Only the rustle of the Sunday papers and the occasional exclamations of horror at the news. And the oddly loud Sunday morning purr of the stripy cat, who seated himself in loaf formation on the big kitchen table between us and radiated contentment, in the way that only a well-fed male cat can do.
After an hour, I padded off and had a s...hower. I dressed in suitable clothes to visit a Mission to the Miserable. A bright blue jumper with parrots on seemed to be the right thing. Daniel wore his usual leather coat but added a patterned scarf. We bade Horatio take care of the house and went down into the cold street.
Flinders Lane used to be the garment-making heart of Melbourne. You wanted schmutter — old clothes, new clothes, fur coats, tailored suits — Flinders Lane was the place to get it. Now there are a few tailor’s shops hanging on but most of it consists of strange little apartment buildings, the back of the cathedral, souvenir shops and little cafes selling odd ethnic specialities.MoreLess
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