Crown Candy Kitchen

On the way back home we stopped for lunch at a St. Louis icon - the oldest soda fountain in the city. It is not the Wilton Candy Kitchen - but the Crown.

At least the Crown was open ( when I to Wilton it seems that Thelma had injured her leg and the hours were reduced - always call ahead - and bring cash - Wilton doesn't take credit cards ) but Crown does!!

It was an awesome place to stop and eat and if you are just two people you can jump past some of the larger parties and sit in the center section of about ten double booths. ( You should now that the seat width is less than that of your average airplane seat - I don't know if people in 1913 when the shop opened were thinner -but it appears a century of eating the fabulous food and ice cream served here has caused our asses to be a little wider)

Judging by the constant crowd and lines to get everything at the shop the demand for the prints of the future painting will be good in the St. Louis area , and who knows even farther.

I'm back in the studio ( Finally) and I have stretched a couple of different shaped canvases. This weekend I will be getting some full sizers ready for the winter months ( It's nice to have a stack of blank ones for those cold winter weekends)