The Shopping Spree Begins

[moonette1]

Moonette heard the door to her beach house creak open and then click closed. Was it six o’clock already? She glanced at the clock, then quickly took her arm and swept the several miniature silver credit cards off of her desk top and into the top drawer before....

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[tdu000]

TDU staggered as the portkey deposited her next to an ornate fountain in the centre of the picturesque French village. Young(ish) Albus, naturally, had made a perfect landing and seemed to find it mildly amusing that TDU couldn't regain her balance. "Stop it! I'm naturally clumsy, even without a drink . . . which reminds me. I hope we get to have some French wine to make all the shopping more enjoyable." TDU wasn't a natural shopper but Girlyswot had promised to take her to a wonderful fabric shop so she thought she would manage to spend some money. Of course, if there was a wool shop too, so much the better

[tdu000]

And that is it until tomorrow (my time). I will catch up later. I know I've missed some accents there but I'm technologically challenged (as well has having very limited French - five years and that's all I have to show for it!).

[rosathome]

'Hurry up! I said we'd meet TDU in...' Girlyswot checked her watch, 'ten minutes ago. If we leave it too long she'll have started drinking. Wine is cheap in France, you know. Then she'll be no good at all for the shopping.'

Charlie emerged from the bathroom, shirtless and grinning. 'Like the rest of us.'

'What's that supposed to mean?'

He shrugged. 'Well, this isn't really my idea of a fun way to spend the afternoon. Besides, what use will I be in a fabric shop? I can't tell acromantula silk from quintaped wool.'

'Of course you can. I'll show you.'

He raised a bored eyebrow. 'This is sounding less and less appealing, you know.'

'It's for Berte,' she told him firmly. 'And you love her too

[stmargarets]

Kathleen would never snipe at brown-eyed Charlie like that. *shakes head*

Put your shirt on

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Kathleen would never - oh, nevermind. Some things have to be sacrificed for plot, I suppose.

[rosathome]

Girlyswot and Charlie found TDU and Albus sitting at a chic pavement café with a large, half-empty bottle of Nuits St George, watching the world go by and laughing at it.

'Doesn't look like they minded that we're running late,' Charlie whispered. Girlyswot dug him in the ribs with her elbow.

'Shall we go?' she announced brightly, holding out TDU's coat for her. 'We shouldn't be long and then we can come back for a liquid lunch. I've looked at the directory and it seems as though Pênélopé is just up here and Madame Desfarges is right next to it. Shall we look at the fabrics first, and then wool

[rosathome]

This is where we're going. Read the description in the post - Emile Zola says it better than I can!

[amamama]

So I followed that link, and read the description. *clutches racing heart, holds on to table to not keel over* I'd brace that kataract, definitely. At least there're no crocs in it. I hope? You know, if there are and special fabric stores I MUST see in London, you need to tell me. And - don't they have fabrics at Liberty's anymore?

[rosathome]

Isn't it fabulous? That's one of my favourite blogs and as soon as I read that post today I knew it was where we should go.

Liberty do have some fabrics up on the top floor but it's a very limited range. Tana lawn and the Liberty wool, and not much more. Not like it used to be. :(

[stmargarets]

LOL - Penelope's (with all the cool squiggles included) for fabric and Defarge's for wool - love your literary allusions.

[rosathome]

While they were waiting, Girlyswot wandered off, fingering the bolts of fabric. There were silks that shimmered like rainbows, and satins that flowed like waterfalls through her fingers. She wondered what they would be like to work with. One whole wall was covered with ribbons and laces, trimmings of goblin-made lace, buttons carved from unicorn horns and dragon teeth. There were woollens designed for winter wear that felt warm to the touch, and thick cotton fabrics that seemed to mould themselves around her hand as she stroked them.

Suddenly a loud noise caused her to turn. 'What on earth was that?'

TDU was swaying happily, a vacuous grin on her face, but both Albus and Charlie were looking alarmed.

The noise sounded again, louder and nearer. It sounded like a roar. Girlyswot had heard that noise before. In Romania.

'Charlie, that's not...'

He nodded grimly. 'Chinese Fireball.'

[amamama]

Oooh! Impending disaster ... but Charlie's here, so all will be well, and his girlfriend will get the chance to swoon a wee bit. Afterwards. Now I need to return to the bottom and see what happened next.

This is such fun, Ros! I thoroughly enjoy myself.