A quick post before the weekend, which will be busy and will provide lots of grist for the blogging mill come Sunday night. For now, creative juices are flowing at our place in anticipation of one of our favourite times of the year.
My daughter Sarah and I will be taking part in the upcoming Busy Hands sale, which I’ve mentioned here before, being held on December 12th and 13th upstairs at Books & Co. in Picton. Here’s a painting she worked on last night for a friend,
and also a pic of the kind of things I’m making from recycled wool and needlefelting.
And as I promised I would do in the last blog, I’m recommending a couple of places I’ve been frequenting for lunch lately. I only get a half hour so I have to hustle to get something quickly but, NO, that does not mean you have to get something at some fast food joint (considering I’m vegan, that would be impossible anyway). Also, I like delicious stuff that is also good for me, and I like to support independents.
So thanks to both Pinch and, right across the street, Miss Lily’s for keeping me fed. Pinch makes a super vegetarian sandwich, and also makes it without cheese, especially for me. It’s a fabulous combo of sweet roasted red peppers, alfalfa sprouts, cucumbers and flavourful homemade hummus on always fresh multigrain bread, and it’s very filling. Reasonably priced too at $5.25. There’s also a good selection of delicious salads.
Across the street at Miss Lily’s you’ll also find a daily selection of hearty salads – usually one of the three is vegan. And they have super vegan cookies and a new date square too. This is also my daily stop for what I think is the best coffee in town. I get the french roast – fair trade and organic. Because I take soya milk in my coffee, there are only three places that I know of in town that I can have coffee unless I want it black, which is what I do if I end up without the option. The three places are Pinch, Miss Lily’s and The Bean Counter, which also has very good coffee. So thanks for the soya – especially if it’s organic. Of course, these places also serve lots of food for non-vegetarians, too.
You can visit Pinch on facebook and check out Miss Lily’s video
I’m going for lunch with a friend this Saturday before I go to Janet Kellough’s book launch at Books & Co. and will report on that meal and on the book launch on Sunday night.
till then, keep warm, Christine
