"10"^^ . . . "2010-12-11T00:00:00"^^ . "Dear little coffee shop that recently popped up at the end of my street...\n\nThank you.\n\nThank you for being so adorably vintage and rustic-chic.\nThank you for letting me order a straight up espresso with steamed milk without using fake italian-sounding words \nThank you for making a damn good espresso\nThank you for making a wicked latte\nThank you for offering cacao OR chocolate to sprinkle my foam with (there's also cinnamon)\nThank you for being completely fair trade and organic\nThank you for being vegan-friendly to my vegan friends.\nThank you for not being a snob and having staff that tolerates my lame banter.\nThank you for having window seats so I can people watch.\nThank you for not being overpriced.\nThank you for being right by my house.\nThank you for giving away free buttons.\nThank you for promoting local art initiatives and independent businesses.\nThank you for being in Parkdale.\n\nI like you, I hope you stay a while."^^ . . "5"^^ . "12"^^ . "9"^^ .