Melbourne has always been inordinately fond of retro, and the Galleon cafe in St Kilda is a classic example, boasting arguably St Kilda's finest coffee. Quiet and peaceful first thing in the morning, with a current preference for early Rod Stewart, it can, of course, become a complete madhouse by lunchtime. But the staff (these days) are invariably kind, patient and perfectly lovely.
Our favourite is Lou (though I'm also rather partial to Ryan). Mym and Lou are particularly close, so close in fact that Mym made Lou a cat, after a conversation about Lou being homesick for her cat back in Brisbane.
That's Mym tucking into a hot milo in the background.
I wish I could've recorded the sound Lou made when she received it, it warmed the cockles of that shrivelled, early-morning, caffeine/nicotine-deprived, black heart of mine.
But I did get a shot of Lou with the cat, now named Mishka. How I managed to keep my hands steady under the circumstances remains a mystery.
