I spent some time wandering about Roncesvalles Village this morning. For those who may not be familiar with it, it is a colourful neighbourhood in west Toronto with a strong Polish immigrant history, and artsy vibe.

I love checking out the cute one-of-a-kind boutiques, and other shops including Eastern European bakeries, and delis that line the east side of Roncesvalles Avenue.

The neighbourhood underwent a lot of disruption this past year with the streetcar tracks being ripped up.

The construction, and upheaval was supposed to be completed by January 2010, but as you can see it is still ongoing in certain sections.

I was saddened to see the Queen Of Tarts has closed down.

A few years back I was able to purchase two gingerbread grooms for a couple I knew that were getting married. Same sex marriage was still very new then, and no one in the city had a cake topper of two grooms so I thought this would be a fun option. The Queen Of Tarts were even able to decorate one groom with blonde hair, and the the other brunette as resembling the happy couple for me.

I'll miss them, and wish their new projects all the best.....granted since I've worked so hard to banish the fat fairy perhaps it is for the best that one of my favourite sweet shops in the city has closed.