This morning we walked through town to LEMON, a new cafe/bakery. It is always more interesting to walk than to drive. We saw shops and eateries that we had not noticed before. One of them, New York Bistro, has an entire sidewalk facade constructed from pieces of metal to reflect the cityscape of New York. On the 20 minute walk we passed auto repair shops, hair dressers, eateries, adult daycare facilities, grocery stores, thrift shops...everything to satisfy the needs of local residents.
LEMON is amazing! This family owned bakery creates all of its baking in-house using 100% butter and local produce. Organic fair trade coffee is available as well as homemade lemonade. Their scones and loaves are "to die for"! The walls are enhanced with local art and artists are encouraged to submit applications for exhibition.
After our decadent breakfast of scones laced with chocolate and delicious coffee/tea we walked back along 56th Avenue and discovered the Hope for Children Thrift Store that contributes directly to the care and education of children in four Mexican orphanages. Unlike most Thrift shops this one had a selection of very nice furniture as well as all the usual items. Fortunately we are not looking to add any furniture to our accumulation!!
Our final stops were at Opus to check the price of paint supplies (ouch!), lottery tickets from Ravinder and stir-fry ingredients from No Frills! It was a perfect morning walk!!
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