Last Sunday it got up to a balmy seven degrees in Ottawa. So balmy in fact that Glosette Girl and I even had an opportunity to enjoy a ringside table to a sunset on a nearby patio.
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| Love that snowy goodness |
"Patios on the last day of November you say?" Yes that is the new reality around here in these days of Covid. Ottawa is in Zone Orange, which technically allows for indoor eating but many people are still only comfortable eating/drinking outside as a precaution.
Sadly, even though the city waived patio fees, and many bars and restaurants purchased space heaters, it seems most places in this neighbourhood packed up their patios by mid-November. I find that surprising as we've had a relatively mild November this year and definitely if more patios had been open last weekend, I'm sure they would have been occupied.
Luckily, we found one of the last remaining ones: at our friendly neighbourhood ice cream shop: Stella Luna! I had a hot chocolate and Glosette Girl had a Vanilla Latte. It was really enjoyable to soak in a bit of sun and let the day fade away. If there is one thing I hope we keep even in the brave new post-covid world it is this new experience of shoulder season patios.
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