Annie had stayed out a little too late last night celebrating the New Year, but today was the reopening of Padmore Park and she'd predicted a decent day for weather (hoping that was still the case as she thought there might be some snow on the horizon now that she was out in the sunny afternoon). She'd all but pushed the silly encounter with the woman and the booth offering Changes for the new year. Paying for a bonbon that wasn't even all that good was not going to make her more charming or approachable. She'd had too much mulled cider and lost money on something superfluous. What else was new? At least she'd been able to cajole Effie into doing it too, so she felt a little less silly.

Today was much nicer though, and Annie was keen to investigate the new botanical garden that had been set up in the park. It would be a lovely way to see the flowers during the wintertime. Not to mention a nice respite from the cold days every once in a while. She had to wonder if the misses Potts or perhaps Evergardens had a hand in it. Annie so loved the greenhouse in London whenever she was over there.

The warmth of the botanical garden brought a flush to her cheeks as she dragged her brother with her into the glass building. "Oh it's so lovely," she sighed aloud, looking around at all of the lush color and greenery. Of course her brother had seen someone he knew and gone off to chat. Instead Annie had managed to catch someone else's attention instead. "Brothers," she shrugged, blushing for an entirely different reason now. "Can't live with them, can't live without them."