lazy saturdays

Sara and me.


Hot and humid in Toronto this weekend. I've never been much of a hot weather person. My favorite kind of weather is in early spring or autumn, when the air is just warm enough to get by without a coat, windy enough to make things interesting. I would far rather be out walking in the middle of a blustering thunderstorm without an umbrella than be sweltering beneath an unforgiving summer sun on a windless day.

Went to St. Lawrence Market this morning. To those of you coming to Torcon next month: St. Lawrence Market is only a 10 minute walk away from the convention, and definitely worth a visit even if you don't plan to buy anything. Lots of fresh produce and other edibles on display, you can get lunch for under $5 (limited seating, however, so be prepared to eat while you walk), and on Saturdays you can also check out the North Building on the other side of the street. On the way to the Market along Front Street, also be sure to visit Nicholas Hoare, one of my favorite bookstores in Toronto.



Annie at a week-long tennis camp.


Anyway, I bought a loaf of freshly-baked sourdough, some roasted artichokes (I try to make a point of always buying something I've never had before), half-dozen sesame seed bagels from St. Urbain's (still piping hot from the oven), some tomatoes, fresh basil. Checked out some of the craft tables, listened to various musicians providing entertainment around the Market, finally headed home and made myself a toasted sesame seed bagel with low-fat cream cheese and fresh basil leaves. Yum.

I'm starting to tune my harp, in hopes that I can start playing it again soon, at least a little bit. The strings are sadly out of tune after not having been touched in over four months, and I am doing them a few at a time since turning the tuning key for each string tires out my arms quickly. I've been playing a few minutes of flute every day, gradually increasing the time. Today I started playing my guitar as well, and that seemed to go OK. Don't worry, Sherman, I won't overdo it. :-) But on the advice of my physiotherapist, I'm starting to gradually ease into physical activities that I have been avoiding for four months. The key and the challenge, of course, is the word "gradually". Wish me luck.

I hope you're all having a great weekend!

(This entry was written with ViaVoice, a voice recognition program, which sometimes has its own sense of humor. Please forgive any spelling or grammar quirks which Debbie has missed while editing. Thank you. )

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