Friday, September 19, 2025

Always Summer

 

9/16/25 Always Summer ice cream shop

Always Summer – that sounds like the name for a very inviting place, especially once the Big Dark settles in. The small Lake Forest Park ice cream shop was just right for Roy’s birthday celebration.

When I arrived, he was already busily sketching the free S’mores pastry he had been given by the owner. A new dessert that hadn’t yet been added to the menu, it was a chocolate-drizzled Graham cracker with toasted marshmallows all on top of what tasted like Nutella. We were more than happy to taste-test it (it was a bit too sweet for me, but still fun to sketch)!


I had an affogato with (somewhat redundant) coffee ice cream, which I scarfed down while sketching the café counter. With sunny yellow walls and decorations (the ceiling is covered with rows and rows of yellow ice cream scoopers), jazz playing softly, it’s a cheerful place that we’re definitely going to return to this winter when we need a place where it’s always summer.

2 comments:

  1. That smores pastry sounds yummy! It looks like a happy place to sketch...especially when the weather isn't good later in the year!

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    1. We're looking forward to getting some "sunshine" there in the dark part of the year! ;-)

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