Last Chance Shopping

The day of Christmas Eve, Aunt Pat, Uncle Bear, Eli, Abi and I ventured into downtown LA to the fabric district. Eli was convinced we were in Diagon Alley! And indeed, every shop we poked into did sort of seem like Olivander's or Gringot's. In the end, we did find the wool yardage we were looking for and some nice linen, too. We also found a couple of fun bead shops. Finding our way back to the car to leave was more like finding our way through Diagon Alley than we would have liked, however. Before heading back up the 5 to the house, we stopped at an old French cafe called Philippe's. This place has been there for a hundred years - starting in the French community and now surrounded by Chinatown. The sandwiches au jus are so good, it's easy to see why they are still around.