Double Duty

This store is doing double duty. In warmer seasons it is an ice cream shop, one that is very hard to resist.  While my mind knows a visit there is unhealthy, my feet are happy to lead me there. Now it is not just an ice cream shop but also a winter accessories and more  store. You can buy a fur muff (all furs are recycled) along with your double scoop. It's odd to see the hats perched on top of the freezers - but maybe the cold ice cream entices buyers to buy something cozy to hear in the winter months.

Bilboquet
Harricana

Piping in the Store

Piping in the Store, a photo by susanvg on Flickr.

Tradition! This store has had a tradition of a piper playing through the store every day at noon. We caught the tail end of his music as he made his way up the escalator. In summer he goes outside the store.

Rumour has it that this store may be transformed as it merges with another. Will this tradition remain? I, for one, certainly hope so.