Sophisticated ladies ...

Afternoon tea at The Ash Tea Rooms, Heaton Norris, Stockport. Formerly a pub, The Ash is enjoying a new lease of life as a very pretty tea room, chocolate shop and wedding cake studio.

Granddaughter Rachel's 8th birthday today, pictured with my daughter Paula - before we tucked in to freshly made sandwiches, cream scones and fruit tartlets.

Hey, what's that woman doing in my cake?