'Caramel slice please and
coconut cookie with
takeaway mocha and
I'll try chai latte..er..
make them both skinnies, we're
meant to be dieting'.
Conical croquenbouche
pa**es majestically
drawing appreciative
sighs for it's artistry.
Senior regulars
meeting for coffee say
'You make them Diane, you
know how we like them and
Bet has a muffin and
Dot wants a lamington'.
Rubenesque customer
seeks my complicity
'Doctor says I shouldn't
have this', she smiles at me
'Oh dear um...does he? ', I
say sympathetically.
Gentleman frowning at
cakes asks perplexedly
'What's the consistancy
of this confectionary? '
'Chocolate and raspberry
mousse horizontally
layered with spongecake'. He
pauses 'hmm...Not for me'.
'Which has least calories? '
questions a lady. 'Um...
strawberry flan if you
just eat the strawberries'.
Saturday serving, I'm
put through my paces with
new and familiar
faces, time races 'till
soon we'll be closing and
I feel alright because
I'm going Viennese
waltzing tonight!