"Are the gateaux prete/ready?" asks Little Bear.
"I think we have enough champagne glasses..."
"Umm...pink Champagne will NOT do!"
"After all, I have a candle light date with the Veuve Clicquot..."
"The heck you do!" shouts BEAR.
" Oooops I forgot...
Yesterday I had a British moment. I succombed to a jar of orange marmelade (It was Sarabeth's not British). Then I went to see The King's Speech very spur of the moment and I LOVED it, but more later.
Have I told you about the London Transport Museum? 
An oft overlooked London museum - loads of fun.
Floors and floors of British travel immersion awaits you from all periods of history.
AND you can hop aboard the trains.
Just 'Mind the gap', 
It's tucked in a corner of Covent Garden and surrounded by fabulous outdoor eating stalls = not-to-be-missed. Your entry ticket is good for a year.
I loved the old graphics...
Some of the best posters ever were created for London Transport.
During the Second world War.
When Underground stations became a refuge.
Winston Churchill's poster graced the Underground and he's present in...
The King's Speech, based on old diaries found by speech therapist Australian Lionel Logue's grandson in the attic. 
I was expecting the usual Masterpiece Theatre concoction.
Instead it's a griping thriller both brave, witty, all-engrossing with superb acting. I can't think of a better movie to see this holiday week-end. 
I've been wondering if 'After-Christmas Sales' include...
DIY gingerbread house sets I saw hither and thither..? Update: Forget these! They've been recalled! A BIG NO NO!
I'd liked to make this Van Gogh-esque starry, starry night house in particular.
Lord & Taylor obliged with a gingerbread house theme in their windows.
Marshmellow roofing - what a good idea!
And gumdrop landscaping...
Furthermore Lord & Taylors provided actual DIY kitchen scenes...
With Mother keeping a discrete eye on the kids shenanigans.
Sadly L & T did not provide a recipe for making your gingerbread house.
Another kidlet adds finishing touches or is she about to sneak a bite of roof?
On the upper East side French Bon Point had white paper cutout houses in their vitrines.
I would have much preferred to see a gingerbread version of this chocolatier.
Or this Paris bistro.
These paper cutout store fronts were in a Marais papeterie boutique vitrine.
Best of all I would like to see gingerbread Paris monuments!
Enfin les vitrines Xmas at Bergdorf Goodmans!
Comme d'habitude les singes/as always the monkeys are present.
The theme this year is 'Wish You Were Here"
So climb aboard the crocheted horse (who's been chatting with the knitted-legginged ostriches at Bendels per chance?)
Remember seeing this gift-bearing hound in
'Full Speed Ahead' in your sequined stripped jammies...pourquoi pas?
Accompanied by sailors beaucoup...
'Ready For Takeoff'?
More Bergdorf monkey coachmen...
And why oh why is Amelia Earhart riding in an old fahioned coach? Qui sait? Only Bergdorfs knows that answer.
In the 58th street side windows, astrology and cartography is going to town.
A feathered haircut peut-etre?
Lions guard the maniquin here...
