This adventure wasn't planned at all. My 75 year old friend whom I regularly visit was specially restless today. So I though a nice long walk would ease her giving her a nice adventure for the day. To change our usual walk-along-the-lake route, I thought of going the other way and see "what trouble we can get into," as she calls it... "Nothing ventured, nothing gained" is another of her favorite expressions.
We visited four shops today... after staring at the windows of Leon's Antique shop, we went inside the French cafe just beside it.
In my spare time {or mostly my head just spares the time anytime}, I dream about having my own tea room or a cafe. My family had been in the food service for many years now {back in the Philippines.} I enjoyed the few times I helped in wedding plannings and being a waitress at receptions before I went away to work abroad. Hmm, maybe that's why I enjoy entertaining at our home often (I use that as an excuse too for collecting tea cups and the like, haha!)... Hence yes, a cafe or tea room would be so nice.
Every aspect of this cafe was so pleasing to me. They used reclaimed wood for their tables and mix-matched old chairs. On one wall was a reclaimed french door turned into a wall mirror, lovely... on the other, the whole wall was turned into a chalkboard where they write their daily specials. The waitress prepared our bill on an old sewing machine table turned into desk. Before this, I would have dismissed these things to be old and shabby. Nothing changed much except that I now think it's shabby chic {Shall I say, now I realize what that truly means, lol}. I decide to save our white wine empties in the future and use them to serve water at dinners just like they do in this french cafe. That way, I can scratch off water pitchers in my shopping list, haha! Of course, while I sit there enjoying my masala chai tea with my friend, the combination of the antiquish decorations and shabby chicness makes my mind drift into my own "imaginary cafe"...
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| La Louche in the Winter, image from LaLouche.ca |
What do you mostly dream about?
Coming up, more on the other antique shops my friend and I visited on our small antique-hopping afternoon walk.
See you soon! I hope you have a nice day...
xoxo, Maya
This post is a part of a three part series on my
Antique Shop Hopping for a Lovely Afternoon Walk:
Antique Shop Hopping for a Lovely Afternoon Walk:
Day Dreaming | An Afternoon Walk to an Antique Shop {Part 1 - this post}
Royal York and Royal Albert Tea Cup | Second Chance {Part 2}
A Walk Through Time | An Afternoon Walk to Michael Carbyn Antiques {Part 3}
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Making Memories Mondays by Three Kids and a Fish
Totally Terrific Tuesday on Live Randomly Simply
A Walk Through Time | An Afternoon Walk to Michael Carbyn Antiques {Part 3}
Linking this post to:
Mosaic Monday by Lavender Cottage
Making Memories Mondays by Three Kids and a Fish
Rose Chintz Cottage: Tea Time Tuesday
Antiques and Tea Cups: Tuesday Cuppa Tea
Bernideen's Tea in the Garden on Friend's Sharing TeaTotally Terrific Tuesday on Live Randomly Simply
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