IN MEMORIAM

A move was afoot as a For Sale sign appeared on the Coffee Corner Morton Street property. Annalize was offered a place to relocate to a property on the corner of Queen Victoria and Church Street, opposite The Dutch Reformed Church. This was a much larger building with a lovely courtyard, a quaint garden and plenty of parking. The move was done at short notice, but with the help of kind friends and customers, Egret and The Owl Book Café moved overnight into its new premises.

With a huge kitchen in which to move about more freely, and a big wooden table in the centre, you would find Annalize sitting with friends and customers drinking coffee and eating her much revered carrot cake. It created a wonderful atmosphere. Outside were tables and chairs in the courtyard and in the garden – whilst inside, the several rooms were festooned with the many, many books and a quiet ambience for people to browse and select books to purchase.

The new property’s other assets provided an art teaching studio, a group meeting place, venue for birthday parties and art shows to mention a few. Egret and The Owl Book Café had it all. Annalize seemed to blossom at that large kitchen table where she reigned supreme with a smile to enchant everyone.

But it was not meant to be. Beloved Annalize Mouton, superb photographer, beautiful singer, excellent writer, great cook, wife, mother, and a good friend to many, sadly passed away on 28 July 2023. She will be sadly missed by the whole of Stanford Village and beyond. Rest in peace, our dear friend.