new menu

I have, on occasion, (admittedly through gritted teeth) had sympathy for those who simply cannot grasp that ‘cafe’ does not neccessarily equal ‘provider of hot and filling sustenance of the Soup and Toasted Sandwich variety’.

I, too, am frustrated when hungry.

I, too, could possibly, under such circumstances (if also blind drunk having suffered a concussion when falling off a 3 storey roof having been attacked by a rabid, vampire-pigeon) mistake the words “I’m terribly sorry, we only sell cake. Can I suggest Offshore/Sonny & Vito’s/Great Western Road?” for “What? What? I can’t hear you! Shout it louder and roll your eyes and my answer will change!”

Until now. Now I will fulfill my percieved role as a purveyor of hot food and beverages.

And what, exactly, has changed? Have I discovered a hitherto unsuspected love of my fellow man? Or woman? Or kitten? You know - any sentient being with a disposable income and the balls to ask me twice for a bacon roll? (Or something small and cute that meows; either/or).

- Err, no.

Have I won the Lotto, and decided to economically ’share’ my wealth by being nice?

- Very unlikely. Unless the ticket was gifted to me by visiting aliens with superduper powers of hypnosis.

No. I have chosen to finally stoop to actually providing what people want* because Nisbetts is having a MASSIVE sale and I’ve managed to buy a soup kettle and a panini grill for less than the personal debt of a graduating medical student. And it’s cold. And I’ve become accustomed to eating regularly.

So, to recap:

SOUP AND TOASTED SANDWICHES NOW AVAILABLE!

 

 

 

 

* although I recieved a card from Jack, referencing our extended closure, who asked for:

“…an open Biblo so I don’t have to write my holiday cards at some nondescript cafe in the West End where people are nice to me.”

Hmmm.

WE WILL BE OPEN…

THURSDAY

DECEMBER 4^TH

8.30AM – 8PM

reopening update

As those who contacted me will already know, the shop is still not ready for reopen but thank you for your concern. To update anyone else who may be interested: I have a wonderful contractor who is doing his damndest to fight through the stifling, bureaucratic legalese that seems to accompany all constructive issues, but the upshot is: if Lady Luck smiles upon me I will be open at the beginning of December.

Or maybe not.

Again.

Oddly enough, I am feeling quite Zen about all of this. Those who know me will be well aware of my penchant for arm-waving and expletive-laden commentary when the odds seem stacked neck high (only to forget 30 minutes later what exactly it was that pissed me off…) but when circumstances are so completely out of my hands as to be a vague and distant memory I, apparently, chill.

I have occupied myself by playing at ‘house’ (FYI I’m crap at it – I am constantly distracted by smoke breaks and re-runs of Veronica Mars, and I haven’t touched the ironing pile since October), pretending to write the next Great British Novel (again, the distractions have far outweighed the pull of the keyboard but I get to sit and stare into space for hours on end) and drinking copious amounts of tea.

Who knew I actually possessed the ability to calm the fuck down? Who knew that ‘agitated’ was not actually my default state of being? (That said, even I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t 10 things behind on the must-do-today-or-the-world-will-end list by 9am).

So I am currently inhabiting a little bubble of pink-tinged bliss. Like melting butter on a plate of crumpets in front of a roaring open fire with a new book to read and the snow falling past the windows…

See?

I barely recognise myself.

Benny’s Service

Benny’s service will be at 12.30 on Tuesday 18th november at St Silas’ church on Gibson Street.

The crematorium is at 2pm and the wake will be held in Uisge Beatha afterwards.

reopening soon!

Sorry for the jarring juxtaposition of posts, but there has finally been an advance in the redecoration schedule – BIBLO WILL BE REOPENING ON MONDAY 24th NOVEMBER AT 8.30AM!!!

See you soon.

p.s Thankyou, G, for pointing out the deliberate (ehem) mistake…

 

 

UPDATE:

I know I said it would be the 24th of November

It may (for reasons which I will expound upon most amusingly should you catch me after two gins but before three) have to be a few days later.

I’m really sorry. As per bloody usual, it is totally out of my hands.

04.11.08

I’ve been sitting here for about an hour trying to find the words to express my sadness…but I can’t.

Phrases such as ‘it won’t be the same without him’ and ‘he’ll be sorely missed’ are just totally inadequate.

Benny passed away.

Everything seems less.

03.11.08

Today was supposed to be our reopening but, as some of you may have noticed, it ain’t.

The pipe has been fixed, but we’re waiting for a joiner.

Then (and only then) can we put the shop back together again which should take two weeks.

I’m hoping we’ll be reopened for the 1st of December.

Just in time to close for Christmas.

*sigh*