Kisses and Chocolate

Today was a cold day in Toronto, but a good day.
It started off with a cup of great coffee at a local, very loud, coffee shop where all the cool crowd seems to spend their mornings: Jet Fuel on Parliament St. Apparently it's a hang out for writers, actors, hip older parents and their new born babies, and Michael Ondatji. I felt he was eavesdropping on our conversation to use it in his next novel...
Later, in the shop, a few of my regulars came to visit, shop, and cheer me up - one with a kiss planted gently on the back of my hand and a compliment (You look great! he said) and another with a pack of much needed chocolate.
And then I was able to relax in between customers and finish my book.