The taste of vacation

Well I am on vacation for the next 2 weeks. Actually this week and the next.

Life is sweet. I always take the opportunity to eat food I love but seldom eat like Dairy Queen!

                           Would you believe me if I told you I LOVE THIS SIGN???
                           Of course you would! You know me by now!

                                       

Small vanilla cone dipped in chocolate.

HEAVEN!

 

A sweet chilled treat

 

Be well

La Binerie Mt-Royal

Continuing on my last visit to Mt-Royal street....I came across another Montreal institution: The Binerie Mt-Royal. I don't know how well known it is....It might be known only to francophone.
I'll start with the name Binerie, it means beanery, yes a place where you eat , well mostly beans and other typical old time french canadian food.

See? even their sign has a bean pot on it.

To tell you the truth, I've only been there twice in their 73 years of operation and with mixed results....Let me clarify, it was 1986 and I was 20 (with a matching judgment!). I went and ate pork meatball stew and meat pie in mid-July,,,,needless to say I had a lot of trouble digesting that meal (it stayed with me for EVER).

But I loved the atmosphere! It was a crack in the wall kind of place with a counter and only enough place to fit one table. All the regulars sat at the counter. You could get some classics like texas tost with butter and Bovril on it. Now I did my research and Bovril is not sold in the US, let's just say it's like syrupy OXO beef cubes. My dad loved it on toast and so do I (about onece a year).

You could also get your bean lean or greasy. To obtain the lean beans they would get served with a slotted spoon.

You can get shepperd's pie, beef macaroni, french canadian plate, porc roast sandwich on crusty bread.

I was glad it was still opened and serving the classics.

On another nostagic note....

                                            This taylor is still in operation.

 Isn't a to die for vintage sign?

What about this one?

I'm sorry to day that this deli closed about 20 years ago. The family still owns the building but the store is all boarded up. What a waste!

I smell a roadtrip on saturday.....

I am in need...

Of thrifting for sure....Man it is like a drug! I can't wait to go to my old faithful tomorrow (Salvation Army) and see what treasures await...Oh well, I still need to finish the day.It is raining here and cool. I started to spray the plants so I can take them inside. I also emptied part of the pool and the leaf net is installed, I just need to give myself a swift kick in the wazoo to finish the job. I harvest the squash and the cantalopes and planted the perrenials I received earlier this week. I have no motivation, probably because we had a really strange summer weatherwise and the fall looks like it will be grey and chilly.

I have been hanging out on Flickr a lot and I am meeting with a lot of interesting people who thrift and collect Pyrex. I am a moderator for a group called Pyrex in action. You must have guess it...we post pictures of Pyrex being used!!! It is really fun to see hoe the members use their dishes. Check it out!

Before I sign off I though I would share some pictures of vintage signs I took a while back, I hope you enjoy them! Later