HRH Dukey’s Baby Shower at 123 Bethnal Green Road
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
A list of deliciousness available at Dukey's Baby Shower
Last Sunday I hosted Dukey’s Baby Shower at the newly opened Bunker Cafe, at 123 Bethnal Green Road (www.123bethnalgreenroad.co.uk): a shop whose products are all sustainably sourced from within the boundaries of the M25. What I loved about the store, when I came to Amelia’s book launch there last month, is the way it combines a simple use of space with quirky eccentricities. Plus designers sold there include some old friends, such as JJ aka Noki, which adds another layer of familiar cuteness to the equation.
The Bunker Cafe pre-celebrations: prepped for the baby shower
My lovely god daughter Zoe came down for the weekend on an exeat from her school in Taunton to take up the mantle of face painting artistry; while Mark commuted between shows at Covent Garden for balloon animal-making duty (plus a rather ‘creative’ balloon neopolitan ice cream, as well as randomly sized swords, which was perhaps more than a sleight of hand!..).
Zoe, brush in hand.
Mark displaying his skills.
Face Painting Art Direction: note how the result matches the outfit - genius!
The staff at The Bunker Cafe were lovely: providing a carb-fest high tea of scones and victoria sponge, combined with Siam’s super-duper triple layered home-made carrot cake. The result: a relaxed soporific haze of smiles and contented stomachs; while mini-munchkins compared their face painted results, enjoyed a spot of colouring book wizardry and fought each other with balloon-shaped swords.
Eddie and Rocco as Spidermen.
Jeremy arrived for the last hour; displaying if ever we needed reminding our divergent tastes in wardrobe!
All smiles from Dukey's Glamour Aunties!
Mum aka Grandma!
As the countdown to motherhood rushes on unabated: part exciting, part scary; this was a really special afternoon, filled with kindness and smiles. Pregnancy can be isolating and I am sure so can early motherhood, it was then, all the more lovely to spend time with friends, basking in a golden glow of love and kindness. We were bought some fantastically gorgeous gifts, Dukey (our nickname for the bump) will clearly be the best-dressed baby in town!