Petticoat and Pie: Tea & Trinkets In The Attic

Brunch is my most favourite meal of the day. If I could spend every afternoon holed up nibbling on bacon and toast, watching the world go by, I'd die one chirpy woman.

I'd also end up incredibly bored and chubby, but every dream has its pitfalls.

Every so often I like to grab a friend & force them into a brunch date with me. This week my victim was J. Our destination? The Attic Cafe in Berkhamsted.

The Attic is hidden away in the highest peak of the highest tower of Home & Colonial, an antique shop oozing with trinkets & vintage champagne buckets.

You have no idea how hard it was to resist those vintage champagne buckets.

Aren't they delicious? I just want to fill them with ice and take a swim in them.

We spent the morning searching for treasure in our wellies and mittens, catching wafts of cake and coffee coming from above. The Attic is stowed away up four flights of stairs, with each floor housing a selection of goodies waiting to be browsed.

If you're ever forced to travel for bacon and cake, this is certainly the way to do it.

Climb the stairs with me to see my favourite part...

The crockery. Oh the crockery. It melts my heart with every delicate teaspoon.

The trinket shelves are also positively waiting to be rummaged through.

I took this opportunity to perform a very audible rendition of The Little Mermaid.

"I've got gadgets and gimos a plenty, I've got whosits and whatsits galore, you want thinggymabobs? I got twenty. But who caaaares? No big deaeeal. I want SMORES!"

I would suggest you do the same. It's very soothing for the soul.

Anyway. Onwards and upwards.

As we began 'weighing up' whether it was time for brunch yet...

We quickly got our 'skates' on and jumped up the last flight of stairs two at a time!

Browsed out and hungry we nestled into a corner to examine my favourite object in the building, the menu. We decided on a pot of tea for two & full English's.