The Crawlers have spent the last two Crawls celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas. For our December 12 and 19 Crawls we are winding down 2013 by continuing our Crawl Revisited Series. Thursday, December 12, fifteen Crawlers, June Nash, Fran de Beer, Nomusa Nkomo, Margaret Zoetmulder, Dale Mitchell, Beth Vieira, Stella and Beryl Dawson, Sylvia Mynhardt, Colleen LeRoux, Lee Rodwell, Nicolette Hijmans, Heather Anderson, and first-time Crawlers, Graham Wood and Ken Heusinkveld, joined me at Marilyn's, 123 Villiers Rd. in Walmer.
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| This Week's Crawlers Standing: Ken and Heather Sitting: Nomusa, Fran, Colleen, Margaret, Nicolette, Beth, Graham, Lee, Stella, June, Dale, Beryl, Sylvia |
Marilyn's was the fifth coffee shop we visited back in 2011, and so much has changed at the shop since then. New owner, Alan Fryer, and his new staff welcome patrons into the totally renovated shop. The decor still features Marilyn Monroe but with updated artwork. The old orange color scheme that locals associate with Marilyn's has been replaced with a more modern black/gray scheme that better compliments the photos/paintings of the mid-20th century celebrity. I was especially drawn to the Marilyn Monroe umbrellas/"light shades"..... where do you get something like that?!?
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| Meet the Owner Alan Fryer |
Marilyn's revamped menu offers breakfast (served 8-12) and lunch selections, a variety of cakes, and most importantly, Illy brand coffee prepped by Thursday's barista Leisel (and other staff members). The shop seats sixty-seventy customers in three intimate inside dining rooms, and twenty more patrons can enjoy the beautiful summer weather at outside shaded picnic-style tables. Marilyn's is open seven days a week from 8-5. There are a few parking spaces in front plus a large additional parking lot in the back. If you haven't been to Marilyn's in a while stop in and check out its new menu and decor....you'll be glad you did!
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| Meet the Bsrista Leisel |
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| Outside seating |
Just coming off of our December 5 Crawl when eight Crawlers "Christmas cracker whistled" their way through four Christmas carols, Thursday's Crawlers wanted to give it another shot. Wow.....what a difference a week makes! This week's whistlers sounded awesome....and with hardly any practice. Great job, folks!
So with all the celebrating we've been doing it seems that Margaret Z. can't get enough. So much so that she volunteered me, my husband and our house (!) to host a New Year's Eve party. Lou and I will just be returning from our Christmas holiday in Namibia but I think I can pull something together. I may need a little help from the Crawlers but if they're up for it, I'm game. No promises on playing "Auld Lang Syne" on the pipes though!
~Thank you to Alan Fryer and the Marilyn's staff
~Happy Birthday to my granddaughter, Mia, in Cleveland, TN - December 19
~Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
Until next time,
Ellen
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