Well well well well well..........well. It seems I have once again neglected by blogging responsibilities. Sim and I reflected back today on the history and significance of the words we write and share. Life can be enjoyed, but to really allow ourselves the chance to look back we must document. That being said, time to write about one of the most epic weekends had for a while yet.
Saturday morning, as Spence and the girlen packed up and headed to grandma and grandpa's, and further to TP for Spence. Sim decided to stay in town so I headed on over. We started the day with a croissant and a coffee. And inspired by the amazing skies not to dally, we packed up and headed on up to Unionville. Sim heard word that the pilot for Gilmore Girls was filmed in Unionville. It kind of felt like an alternate reality Star's Hollow as we drove Main St into the Historic Downtown. After we parked the car and stepped out the first person to pass Sim greeted her with an enthusiastic "GOOD MORNING!" And I thought, "No way....no way!"
We started the day with a stop into the Old Firehall Confectionary. We picked an amazingly delicious looking spread of truffles. They all looked like tiny little pieces of art. Delicious pieces of chocolatey art. Next was a quick stop into a cute accessories store called "Pretty Things". If you want some blinged out tote bags or cute scarves, that is the place to go. Our first sit down stop was at HCafe, Japanese Cafe. We ordered a Strawberry and Red Bean Daifuku and a small Matcha Cheese Custard to share. Both were fantastic, but we both agreed the Daifuku was the better of the two. An odd confection for sure, but tasty.
The piece de resistance came next, the shopfront that doubled as Luke's Cafe in the pilot episode. To be sure which of the two it was Sim played S1E1 on her phone, and having previously turned her volume up high to play bluetooth in my car, she found herself in the middle of Unionville blasting the Gilmore Girls intro on her phone. Quiiiite hilarious. We snapped a quick shot of Sim out front, and headed on to find a quick bite. We stopped at Jake's on Main for some poutine and beer. Like the rest of the town it was so empty, for a Saturday lunch, total crickets. We finished the day with a stop for some bubble tea and then back in the car.
This is where the Unionville adventure ends, but we much more in mind for the day. We trekked South to the Scarborough Bluffs. Found the last parking spot in a small lot at end of Brimley Rd. We got out of the car and the clouds parted and the skies became a crystal blue colour. It wasn't quite that ceremonious, but it sure felt like that. We took a stroll down a small cleared path, but it didn't go too far before it turned into a swamp. I quite like the bluffs, so it was nice to have a quick visit. I tried to locate the cutoff for Highland Yacht Club to show Sim where I grew up, but I couldn't find it. So we carried on.
With a quick detour through East Queen East (to gather inspiration for a future adventure), and a quick drive by a hidden costume rental shop off Queen St, we arrived at our final destination, the Eastbound Brewing Co. I had a pint of the Backpacker and Sim had a pint of the Lets Go Exploring IPA. And we shared a hot pretzel. Very reminiscent of our trip to Leamington and the stop at The Grove Brew House in Kingsville.
Finally we headed home. Put an order in for some samosas at East of York. We flipped back and forth whether we should walk down or drive. I'm glad we drove because it ended up they forgot part of our order and we had to go back. It might have been more aggravating if we had walked. At least for me. Finally we finished the night partaking in a cocktail hour, using the Whiskey Sour Mash I picked up in Buffalo a few weeks ago. Sim cooked up some simple syrup, and we used some Lemons she picked up at her local bodega, and made up the most delicious Whiskey Sours that might possibly exist, ever. We downloaded a new Switch game called Cuphead, played that for abour 3 hours, snacked on our truffle sampler and then both crashed.TO BE CONTINUED....
