Champagne Darlings

#FEF aka Front End Friday.

We’re not seen former ministers from The Ministry of Misery, Teresa & Dizzy Lizzie for some time. The main reason for this is that they’re midway through a nationwide tour of establishments that sell gin and of course champagne, darlings. Though in Little England of olden times, few pubs sell such a decadent fizzy liquor, for here we are deep in cider country, but I’m sure they won’t struggle too much. 

After a boozy overnight stop at The Railway Hotel (these days known as The Culm Valley Inn) here they are continuing their way to Hemyock where they hope to indulge in more gin and hopefully champagne tasting. But in Little England in these rose-tinted halcyon days of yore, pubs have rather limited opening hours, this being ordered The Ministry of Misery during the Great War. This miserable plan was to try reduce drunkenness and hangovers in the ammunition factories in an attempt to increase productivity and reduce faults, but all people did was to drink more during the reduced opening hours. And then there was the introduction of ‘the lock in’, hush hush. 

Rufus Hound has adopted Teresa & Dizzy Lizzie for this step of their tour, they’re cat ladies really, but Rufus has charmed them in to submission with his smouldering ‘please love me’ eyes. He’s such a clever dog🐾. 

And finally, Bob Geeza Cat jealousy looks on, and when no one is looking he’ll jump on to the locomotive footplate and follow the trio to Hemyock. Never trust a jealous cat on a mission 😼

🚂This is a scene on my current layout build, which is part of a garage sized continuation of the Hemyock branch line. Still a work in progress, but almost there.

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