At the East End Cafe a Canadian folksinger strums up a storm on a guitar- a bargain guitar- he got $1000 off the price of it We donβt know any of his songs
Locals tap their feet to his rhythms talk to people they talk to every day but louder tonight fuelled by beer and wine and a determined bonhomie
Ange and her girls cook up a storm behind the counter serve us steaks and real pizzas and creme brulee
Late night kids stroll outside peer in - curious- at the unaccustomed goings on
Beyond the plateglass windows the inside lights orange globes reflect in the darkness like floating pumpkins
I know the river lies out there just moving on down to the sea