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A Lovely Weekend in Leslieville
A Lovely Weekend in Leslieville
I had a great time this past weekend. Nothing super special happened – I just enjoyed being at home and in my neighbourhood.
On Saturday I ran errands in the ‘hood, including picking up some exterior paint at Pro Glow. Then I popped into The Purple Purl to get supplies for my next knitting project. Co-owner Jenn spent lots of time with me, helping me choose just the right yarn, and then some of the lovely gals hanging out there helped me to wind the wool. Every time I go to the Purple Purl, it feels like I’m catching up with friends, even though I technically don’t really know them.
On Sunday morning, Ian, Little C, our friend Hilary and I walked over to the inaugural Leslieville Farmers Market. We popped in to Red Rocket on the way for coffees, and we weren’t the only ones with that idea. The place was hopping with Leslievillers picking up some java on their way to the market. That afternoon I painted the front stairs of my house with the paint I picked up on Saturday. While outside, I caught up with my neighbours two doors down. I love knowing who I share the street with. So many friendly faces.
On Sunday evening we had a BBQ on the back deck with friends and finished the evening off with an apple cinnamon pie from the Canadian Pie Company that I picked up at the Farmers Market that morning. It was amazing. I wish I had purchased an extra pie – now I know for next time.
That was it… just a typical weekend in Leslieville. Like I said, nothing special. But it’s a perfect example of why I love living here. I can get just about anything I need within walking distance, I know most of the local shop owners by name, and I get along with the people on my street. I know it’s corny, but I feel such a great sense of community in this neighbourhood, and I’m really happy to be here.
[text reposted from Stuff Avery Likes. Photo of Leslieville Farmers Market taken with the Hipstamatic app on my iPhone]
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Comment by Avery on June 9, 2011 at 6:26pm -
Ooooh a treat from Ethel? Lovely. Glad you had a great weekend too.
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Comment by Jen C on June 9, 2011 at 4:44pm -
I feel the same way about this neighbourhood. I love that everything I need is here and the shop owners are so friendly. Last Friday, we got home late for work so we went over to Lil Baci for some takeaway and stopped at Ed's Real Scoop for dessert. On Sunday, we walked down to the Farmer's Market sipping our coffee from TeAro, looking in all the shop windows along the way. On the way home, we stopped in at Ethel to buy something that had caught our eye earlier and had a great conversation with the owner about mid century modern design. It's rare that I leave Leslieville on the weekends, everything I desire is here.
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Comment by Avery on June 7, 2011 at 10:13pm
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Thanks Andre!
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Comment by Andre Gratton on June 7, 2011 at 9:48pm -
Fantastic....exactly how I would describe many weekends in Leslieville.....the beauty of this city and this particular neighborhoud is the fact that you can do a great many things and not really have to leave this enclave . I have been here 8 years now and not sure I'd ever want to leave......Thanks for sharing this great story.
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