Shopping for Birthday Presents

Cathy and I had made a plan that we would spend a day together shopping for our birthday presents from each other and we were both looking forward to it and feeling rather excited at the prospect of buying and receiving nice things. We gleefully drove to the V & A Waterfront which is one of my favourite places. It's a place where boats get fixed, boats get chartered, boats get shown off, boats get longed for, boats get scrubbed until they gleam, boats bob up and down playfully. But it's not only a place for boats, it's also a great place for humans to spend lots of money, shopping, eating, drinking, taking boat and helicopter rides, being seen, listening to music played by different buskers. It's vibey, alive, interesting, regenerating. AND...it's got loads of fabulous shops ! ! ! After first getting ourselves a take-away coffee and finding a spot among the crowd to sip it, we meandered towards the shopping mall and had great fun looking, feeling, trying, debating, laughing, and finally choosing. Cathy decided on two tops from me and I fell in love with a small day bag from her. Lovely things. We were very chuffed with ourselves and our presents and decided to have a nice lunch somewhere. We chose a beautiful place overlooking the Waterfront and had a glass of champagne and tapas. All too soon it was time to go home to an eager walk-longing dog and two loving men waiting for us. What a lovely day to remember.