Luke's, Monday

[vdistinctive]

"Guys." Eliot rubbed the bridge of his nose as his staff went about hanging orange and red bunting, setting up cinnamon brooms, and arranging decorative gourds. "Guys, it's Labor Day."

"The evil summer has been defeated!" The busboy crowed. He had streaks of brown painted dramatically across his face and wore a sash declaring himself the "Autumn King". "Long live fall!"

"It's like 80 degrees outside."

"Bring me all the pumpkins and spices in the land!"

"Haven't I fired you, like, five times by now?"

Music swelled from the kitchen. The cook and the dishwasher started headbanging.

Eliot hated everyone.

Today's specials
Spicy pumpkin chili
Roasted beets and sweet potato
Autumn cheesecake

Luke's was open.

Covent Garden Flowers, Monday

[greenexorcist]

It was raining. Normally Shiemi would only be a little disappointed at this since rain helped plants grow, after all. And this was probably trying to help, but really? A mini-monsoon in the tropical plants aisle?

Shiemi had the section blocked off by sandbags and fans set up to cool off the adjacent aisles, and was flipping through the store's paperwork trying to find Octavian-san's phone number to ask about flood insurance.

Hopefully no one wanted any orchids, bouganvillea, or hibiscus today...

...

"Ah!!" She dropped the papers she was leafing through as a thought occurred to her. "I should move the jasmine over to that aisle!"



[Open! a little windy near the ferns today]