06/06/2026
Alfie. Our dear Alfie.
It's hard to believe that after 2.5years, today was our final brew together.
A sweet little 16-year-old who had been dobbed in by her Mumma Bear to take up a weekend coffee job at this place called Love Lucy Boots. You jumped straight in. There were the early days of perfecting your latte art and proudly capturing photographic evidence of every success. The quiet confidence. The attention to quality. The watchful observations. The quiet calm under pressure. And now, a firm fixture of the Love Lucy Boots family.
One of the greatest privileges of hospitality is working alongside young people. They become family. They become an extension of your brand and your community. They remind you why small business matters and the importance of investing in the younger generations + hospitality. We get a brief chapter in their lives, and then we have the privilege of watching them grow into adulthood and conquer the world.
Alfie, you have been an absolute delight.
You are wise, funny and fiercely loyal, with a gentle, quiet sass that has often kept me in line.
Please don't stop painting. Please don't stop creating. And please don't ever stop being you.
You definitely make this world a better place.
Go forth and adventure, our dear Alfie. The big wide world awaits.
We will all be watching proudly (and perhaps a little enviously) from afar as you travel the world and will be looking forward to the day you pass through our door again.
We love and adore you, Alfie.
Love Lucy Boots + the entire coffee community, especially your Westbury ParkRunners
🎨And yes! Alfie is taking commissions for paintings upon her return.
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Add your favorite memories/goodbye notes below so she can read them on the plane as she commences her adventures to the other side of the world!