As I write this review I'm channeling my inner cookie monster and munching happily on a large and very tasty ginger cookie purchased from Gleneagle during my first visit there this morning. I may have also gobbled down a chocolate dipped oatcake,…More »
Categories:
Juice Bars & Smoothies,
Coffee & Tea,
Sandwiches
I stumbled upon this place, nestled within the Bayer's Road Centre (formerly "The Village at Bayer's Road", formerly "Bayer's Road Shopping Centre), after running an errand elsewhere in the building. Finding myself with a hankering for a smoothie, I…More »
I have to say that I've been nothing but happy with the quality of service and product that I've found at this store. I've been back a few times since my last review, with and without Mike, to select, order, and pick up our wedding invitations, and…More »
Duly Noted, on me your staff doted,
while I shopped for wedding invitations.
I flipped through your…
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Is it possible to be a produce nerd? I'm not a vegetarian, though I do love my fresh fruit and vegetables, and I do get pretty excited when faced with rows, bales, and baskets of tomatoes, carrots, and pears (oh my!), and other glistening and/or…More »
I've always been a bit of a bookworm and, not surprisingly, I'm a huge fan of used bookstores. Not only because of the great deals (aka a cheap way to feed my addiction), but also because there is just something kind of magical about them. Maybe…More »
Sigh. Coburg Coffee House. Every time I walk through your welcoming doors, I'm met with warm memories of my university days, and my time spent inside your cafe during these years. Enjoying my morning cuppa joe (cappucino actually), chowing down on…More »
Categories:
Bookstores,
Newspapers & Magazines
Anytime I find myself on Spring Garden Road I also find myself hearing (and normally heeding) the siren call of Bookmark, one of my favourite book stores in the city. They know just how to appeal to my inner bookworm. Shelves upon shelves stocked…More »
Stone Hearth has a small kiosk set up in Bayer's Road Shopping Centre. The husband and I stumbled upon them recently while in the building for other business, and decided to give them a try. We bought a loaf of light rye bread and some soft rolls.…More »
Some of the largest and tasiest pitas in town, y'all!
My hubby and I live nearby and often pop in here to grab some of our favourite things. For me, that would be the pitas. For him, the huge tubs of yogurt, which I swear he eats with EVERYTHING…More »
An adult shop in every sense of the word, which I mean in a very positive way. In that, what I love about this shop, as others have mentioned, is that when you walk in the door, there seems to be no feeling of seediness or stigma rushing to greet…More »
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"Eating, drinking, and shopping my way to happiness...that's possible, right?"
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219 Useful, 86 Funny, and 109 Cool
Halifax, NS
Yelping SinceSeptember 2010
Things I LoveWriting, reading, cooking, travel, wine, classic rock, Tom Petty, all things Horror- related, used book stores, Jack London, Ian Rankin, running, Stephen King, Hugh Grant movies, 80s music, sleep
Find Me Inmy own little world
My HometownHalifax, NS
When I'm Not Yelping...I'm moulding the minds of young children
My Second Favourite Website The Last Great Book I ReadTravels With Charley: In Search of America -- John Steinbeck
My First ConcertTravis Tritt...I was a sheltered child...
My Favourite MovieThe Shawshank Redemption
My Last Meal On EarthLobster and shrimp...I'm sadly allergic, but since it's my last meal anyway...
Don't Tell Anyone Else But...I like Star Trek better than Star Wars
Current CrushFall