Another Side Street Gem
Last weekend, Mark and I had the omnipresent list in our hand and struck out to get some provisions. As usual we deviated from the list but with worthwhile results! We were surprised to find one of many “Fashion Bugs” (a store that has amazing low prices on clothing – but not as low as the House of Fashion) on a street we often travel, Duplication Road. I bought a blouse and Mark discovered good quality short-sleeved shirts at an excellent price ~8.00 Canadian. Perhaps I’ll grab a shot of him in one!
After shopping we went scavenging for food and ended up at the Cricket Club which sounds a bit pretentious but neither the price nor the setting was that way…it was more like an english pub – quaint and sports-oriented. On the day we visited, many families surrounded the tables with very few empty chairs in the entire multi-roomed place.
With something in our bellies, a sign, kitty-corner to the cricket club caught our eye… “The Gallery Cafe” – We felt a little odd going from one eatery to another but the word “Gallery” got the better of me…and hey, you know it must have been unique since Mark was even anxious to check it out! There were playful abstract oil paintings by one artist throughout the open-air gallery shown below -but I’m a bit embarassed to say that I spent more time in the gift shop than the Gallery though! We purchased banana-date chutney, a sandle-wood candle and of all things, boxer-shorts!! No, the boxer shorts did not have the “Gallery Cafe” branded all over them…they were just regular ones at a good price!
In the entrance way of the Cafe these floating “shivering flowers” wanted their picture taken….
