Yesterday I had the pleasure...and fun...of sharing the afternoon with my friend Diana from Salmon Arm. She arrived with fresh local strawberries for John and pastries for the two of us. After coffee and a visit with John we did a walking tour of downtown Langley City and visited Food by Fanta...a new culinary experience offered by the owner and chef of Ban Choc Dee. This new facility offers a unique breakfast and lunch menu and is also home to the BCD Culinary Academy. Cooking classes are offered and take place on a long table that is positioned under chandeliers created with hanging cutlery. We decided to add this to our bucket list!
From there we stopped at Penny Pincher Thrift store where Diana decided to buy a painting for John. It cost $3.50 and featured a brightly painted frog in yoga position, wearing headphones and grasping a martini in one hand.
The easiest route to Ban Chok Dee for our lunch of Thai food was through the back door of the local launderette. Our lunch was delicious...as usual! I chose Pad Thai and Diana had a dish that included fresh green beans, beef and tons of other veggies.
Following lunch we returned to the main street (ie) Fraser Highway and continued our adventures at Crazy Bob's Music Emporium. We followed the request to place our bags and other items in a bin before browsing...depositing the "frog" painting and a bag of purchased books in the bin. Within two minutes we heard Crazy Bob (and he is crazy) yelling "Is this your painting?" Diana nodded and he yelled "I'll give you $10 for it!" We looked at each other and the next thing we knew ...Krazy Bob gave her a $10 bill and the gift that was intended for John... ended up on Crazy Bob's wall! Diana is the only person that I have shopped with who ends up with more money in her wallet than she started with!! What a hoot! If you are ever in Langley City...look for the frog on Crazy Bob's wall. He must have 500,000 LP's and 100,000 cd's...amazing!!!...and fun place!!!
We did a quick tour of the community centre before crossing over to Opus Art Supplies where our encounters with interesting people continued. A young clerk...newly hired at Opus... joined us for a philosophical discussion of art and the never ending challenges for artists.
It was a great day! I have missed my friends in Salmon Arm very much and I am very grateful that Diana included us in her plans.
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