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Greta's done her best not to feel guilty for how focused she was on her Bake Off appearance, especially in retrospect. It was what it was, and she knows that in the grand scheme of things, a couple of months isn't that much of a commitment.

But Saoirse's growing so quickly, a fact that becomes all the more apparent when Greta finally regains the wherewithal to focus on her properly. She's a long way from being a beanpole, but she's still grown out of last year's winter coats by a shocking margin, necessitating a shopping trip (the necklace Magnus enchanted for her might still qualify as 'wearing' her coat -- enough for her own magic to not know the difference -- but she still needs a coat that can ward off the chill). And she's eight. It's hard not to wonder how close they might be to Saoirse deciding she's too old to cuddle on the couch, or that the games and stories they've enjoyed thusfar are for children, which she is not.

So, both as an implicit apology for being so distracted over the past few months and as a means of taking advantage of the time they've got, Greta suggests a mother-daughter outing. Saoirse seems to enjoy any excuse to dress a bit more sharply than normal, and Greta just wants to give the lass her undivided attention for an afternoon. Things at the cottage may have returned to normal, but a little outright spoiling is overdue, she thinks.

Three o'clock sees them stepping into the café that has the best hot chocolate, by Saoirse's decree (and when Greta sees just how many options there are in the toppings department, she can understand the girl's reasoning).

"Goodness, that's an awful lot of options," Greta observes as she looks over the chalkboard menu. "What do you think? Any ideas?"

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One of Saoirse's very favorite things is to spend time with Greta, no matter where they're doing it. At the height of Greta's involvement in the show, Saoirse had even taken to just sitting at the table quietly, watching her or doing homework, just to be near her.

Greta's her mum, after all, and she's enjoying that while she can.

Getting new winter clothes had been so much fun, too, and now Saoirse is sporting her new peacoat — a pretty coat for going places, not necessarily for being warm and playing in — and a pair of gray wool tights under a heavy skirt. A cute top and her coat-necklace help her beret (which matches her coat, naturally) and a pair of nice boots finish off the look. She feels very sharp, and makes sure to pose cutely when she thinks other adults are looking.

"I want the Hug in a Mug," she declares. It's a double chocolate cocoa with a dash of cayenne pepper, and marshmallows and whipped cream on top, cinnamon powder sprinkled over the cream, and a cookie straw poked into it the whole thing.