One of the great things about Wayne visiting is we're actually exploring the city more than usual. We're taking Wayne to all the trendy little places in town and realizing how much we're missing. Case in point, yesterday we went to the Farmer's Market downtown, which we never do. But it was quite nice to peruse all the fruits and veggies. We also stopped in at Collective Coffee, as Wayne has a distinguished palate and likes the good stuff. They do the slow drip coffee, which to be honest I totally don't get. Have these people never heard of Keurig?! But Wayne swears by the flavour.
The area we were in is called Riversdale and it's been going through a rejuvenation of late. You can tell that it's going through some gentrification, as the place was knee-deep in hipsters. There are still some pawn shops on the street but they are slowly being replaced with trendy restaurants and frou-frou decorating stores. I felt a little Wal-Mart compared to the other shoppers. I either needed to be carrying a yoga mat or have a baby in one of those slings to blend with the crowd. My Old Navy dress and Target purse were not good camouflage! However, hipsters are not known for being aggressive so we were able to mingle together peacefully.
The only down side to the day was when we were walking through the Farmer's Market and we stopped briefly to watch a cooking demonstration. Well, I thought it was a cooking demo. In reality the guy was giving a lecture about how people cause their own cancer by eating the wrong foods. I'm not prone to violence but there was a part of me that wanted to kick him in the shins. However, being a civilized member of society, I settled for the next best thing. I exclaimed loudly to Dennis, "What an ass!" and then walked away. No point trying to fight stupid.
The area we were in is called Riversdale and it's been going through a rejuvenation of late. You can tell that it's going through some gentrification, as the place was knee-deep in hipsters. There are still some pawn shops on the street but they are slowly being replaced with trendy restaurants and frou-frou decorating stores. I felt a little Wal-Mart compared to the other shoppers. I either needed to be carrying a yoga mat or have a baby in one of those slings to blend with the crowd. My Old Navy dress and Target purse were not good camouflage! However, hipsters are not known for being aggressive so we were able to mingle together peacefully.
The only down side to the day was when we were walking through the Farmer's Market and we stopped briefly to watch a cooking demonstration. Well, I thought it was a cooking demo. In reality the guy was giving a lecture about how people cause their own cancer by eating the wrong foods. I'm not prone to violence but there was a part of me that wanted to kick him in the shins. However, being a civilized member of society, I settled for the next best thing. I exclaimed loudly to Dennis, "What an ass!" and then walked away. No point trying to fight stupid.