Prosecco ham, brie & cranberry sandwich

Two women approach an outdoor café table.

Older Woman: Maybe here ? Do we need to come up to the counter?

Younger Woman: No, they come to the table, mum, just sit down – it says right there on the sign.

Mum [sitting down with relief]: Ooft, I think that should be a bottle of wine. It’s a good day for a bottle of wine. Or maybe even…prosecco? Do they have prosecco?

Younger Woman: Oh yes, a bottle of wine would be nice.

Mum: What do you think you’re going to get Jackie? They have A –vocado toast on the menu there. I think I’ll have the prosecco ham, brie and cranberry sandwich – that sounds very nice.  

Jackie:  Maybe the avocado toast, I am not sure.

[Pause where they both look at their phones]

Hostess:  Good afternoon ladies, can I have your contact details?

Mum: Oh yes, it’s Aierdrie, A-i-e-r-d-r-i-e and I can never remember this phone number-

Jackie: -Let me – it’s 077…. That shall be your little task for later mum! Memorise the phone number.

Hostess: What would you like?

Mum: I will be having the ham, brie and cranberry sandwich.

Jackie: Do you have a menu?

Hostess: It’s there on the board, behind –

Jackie: Ah, I see, I will take a look [stands up to take a look]  

Mum: Do you do wine by the bottle?

Hostess: Yes, three choices. I have a red – it’s a Malbec from Argentina, and Pinot Grigio –

Mum: Yes, I think we will be having that.

Hostess: Great, just a moment [she leaves to bring an ice bucket with an Italian Pinot Grigio]

Jackie [with suspicion]: Is it Spanish?

Hostess: No, it is Italian.

Mum: She’s only got three bottles here, Jackie.

Jackie: ah, allright. I will be having a falafel and hummus wrap please. [Hostess leaves]

Mum: So, what did you go for? I thought you wanted the A -vocado?

Jackie: I went for falafel and hummus wrap I quite like falafel I just don’t get it very often. What do you think you’re getting?

Mum: I think it’s like what that lady over there has.

[Pause]

Jackie: Did you see the birthday cake Sharon had?

Mum: Yes, quite a good looking cake, wasn’t it.

Jackie: I hope her work goes well.

[Pause]

Mum [looking over to the space across the bench in the shade, currently occupied by a lady with a notebook]: It’s very sunny here, are you ok over there Jackie? It’s very warm.

Jackie: Yes, I am really enjoying the sun.

Mum: [muttering] Can’t move much because of the social distancing thing. [To Jackie] It is really a nice day, quite hot out, we rarely get days like these.

Jackie: Yes that was quite a nice walk we did today. Ah, here comes the food.

P.s. The ‘brown seeded bread’ for the sandwich was awfully generic shite with not enough brie, but the off-menu margarita was nice.