Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Pining at the Bathing Pavilion

ink & watercolour illustration, 8" x 5.75" [20.5 x 14.5cm]

I know it's late, but no, I haven't been lounging at the Bathing Pavilion in Redcliffe all day.  {I haven't been there at all today.  And you might be wondering what I'm doing here.  Surprise!}  But if I had been at the Bathing Pavilion today, I'd have worn a large, wide-brimmed hat and polka-dotted swimming togs with a frilled skirt.  And white-framed sunglasses and matching heels.  I feel those would really set it off a treat.  So would some fish and chips.  Anyone care to join me before the rain sets in again?
Posted by at 11:57 PM

18 comments:

  1. Here you are! I should have known I'd find you relaxing in this adorable bathing pavilion enjoying fish and chips. Wait a minute! What is this post doing here? Is it Friday already? :-)
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  2. Hey Shell! You sound a little wistful today.
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  3. I would have worn the very same, and scowled at you for stealing my sartorial thunder.
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  4. I'll join you there! But only to share your fish & chips. I'll be the one in cut-off jean shorts who looks hungry.
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  5. I would love to join you - as long as you tell me what swimming togs are first. :D
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  6. LOL, Cali! Just wanted to make the week go faster for everyone. :)

    Hiker ~ we used to holiday near this spot regularly when I was little. Littler. Perhaps there was some wist between the lines, or maybe I was just hungry for a midnight snack at the time...

    Mise ~ if not for your far more attractive eyebrows and hair, people might mistake us for twins if that happened.

    PCN ~ I imagine you in with the seagulls, fighting for your chips, and my money's not on the seagulls.

    Amy ~ sorry to say, I can't claim inventorship of the word 'togs'. It's our word for bathers, swimmers, swimming costume, swimsuit... So, you're in???
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  7. Count me in. Fish and chips while sheltering from the rain in the bathing pavillion sounds just the biscuit. Brings back memories of childhood. And I can assume that the frilled skirt would be polka dot to match the togs a-la 1940's?
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  8. Fish & Chips with macarons and wine.
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  9. Ooh, I'll grab my cossie, sunglasses and floppy hat and be right there! This also seems like the kind of place where a white swim cap with big colorful flowers would be in order. Keep those fish and chips warm for me!
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  10. Debs ~ sounds spot on to me. ;)

    Cafe ~ I can always trust you to make improvements on the menu...

    Katie ~ I love it! I insist you wear the bathing cap ~ you'll be most adorable!
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  11. Surprise is right—a good one! I'm so in to join everyone in this charming place, but I'll be hiding under a pareu until the current regimen produces results and a bathing suit becomes acceptable attire once again. So no fish and chips, but a big yes to all the rest. (We're getting rain soon too, but at least it's not snow!)
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  12. Alexa, I'm sure you're being exceptionally modest ~ but our chef is also serving up salads and grilled fish, with a little lemon butter sauce and dressing served on the side!
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  13. Awwww now Shsh, now you have me hungry for fish and chips! :)
    V
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  14. Virginia ~ ha, sweet revenge for all the times you've made me hungry for champagne, macarons and various buttery French dishes you've served up at your place. :)
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  15. I can just picture you in those polka dot togs; looking like a 1960's beauty queen.

    Love the colours and the gorgeous trees.
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  16. Thank you, MmeB! I'll need to find a sash to go with it, in that case. :)
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  17. We are just saying goodbye to our rains. If we're lucky we'll still have a few storms in the weeks ahead. I miss them already.
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  18. Margaret ~ the rain is always wetter on the other side of the pond.
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Merci, grazie, thank you for joining our conversation lounge. Your smile lights up the room. Even more beautifully than our crystal chandelier. x

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