With plans to meet up with my sister later that morning, I struck out around 8 in search of breakfast.

I won’t lie: it was cold. Really cold. Bitter, bitter, bitter winds, snow, the works. I shivered, cursed the unexpected early-April cold snap, and proceeded to make photos all the same. It’s what I do!

I wanted a sweet breakfast that morning and since I was travelling, it meant something a little more substantial than my usual cereal with a cut banana or cashew butter toast.

It had to be a donut. And not just any donut. I needed to give Bloomer’s a try, an all-vegan donut shop that has been around for some time, but one I had only discovered for myself by happenstance.

(It didn’t hurt that I broke down and opened an Instagram account again.)

I’m certainly not going to complain about starting my day this way. 🍩

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— Charlotte ♥ (@lottiejoy.ca) April 7, 2026 at 8:56 AM

As soon as I bit into the filled carrot cake donut, my slight crankiness melted away and I knew that I could face the weather going forward. These donuts were good. So very good. And I wish we had something like that here in Ottawa. Perhaps it’s good that we don’t!

After lingering in their Queen West shop for a bit, I decided to take the next street car back toward the downtown so that I could return to the hotel room, change the 85mm lens for a 50mm one, and pack some more film.

My sister and I would meet at Little Canada around 11 am.

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