One Month Update
I’m so sorry about not writing my blog for more than a month but I find that time is very limited and so I have to choose what I can do and what I can’t.
Some quick highlights of the past month:
I have had a cough for more than two weeks and I can still feel a little tickle in my chest, but I am mending. I know that I will heal more quickly if I take proper care of myself and so I must restrict my late nights and try to get to bed at a decent hour, regardless of what excitement the night holds. Of course staying out late Saturday night is alright…
In September I went to Buffalo and visited the Albright Knox Art Gallery. The Op Art exhibit was beautiful! I was awed by the clever effects of Op art and would like to see more of it. Buffalo looked very nice too. Many people say it is an unimpressive city but I saw some beautiful houses there and would love to take some walking tours. I also had a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin D. Martin House Complex — an interesting house by an interesting man. But I would not want to live there. That is the beauty of travelling.
I had my first Russian sauna. It was very hot and hard to tolerate for long periods of time. As people lay on the benches they hit one another with bunches of dried branches and leaves from white birch in order to improve the circulation. When it is cold outside people run in the snow to cool off. Apparently this is great for the complexion but I would rather have a bad complexion than have to endure the cold.
Listening to Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglová at Massey Hall. They sang such beautiful songs and “Falling Slowly” just makes me dizzy.
I am the lucky recipient of some 30 pounds of gum. Long story. Come trick or treating at my house to get your share.
I went clothes shopping — I can’t believe that I haven’t been clothes shopping in a year. My wardrobe needs updating. Hello snazzy boots!
I went to the Polish, Ukrainian, Art, and Junction festivals. I was not terrifically enlightened by any of these, but they were nice outings and I had beer ice cream 
October 3rd, 2008 at 11:46 am
Apology accepted. Welcome back!!!!!! Sure wish I could get away….Is the gum sugarless? Hmmmm do you have a Russian friend? This running in the snow is risky….the thought of cold touching my skin makes my heart stop…..coughing is more than a nuisance but I sure wish you a speedy recovery….
October 4th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Yes, the gum is sugarless. I think running in the snow is risky…I prefer warmth. I went into this grocery store on Bloor Street and you had to walk into the giant walk-in fridge to pick up some stuff like drinks and chilled foods. I found it intolerable…I could not stay there to pick out what I wanted. The store might have to consider having a parka and gloves for customers who want to go shopping but can’t tolerate the cold.
October 6th, 2008 at 4:03 am
I too have been know to walk out of places that are TOO COLD….TOO NOISY…TOO GREASY…TOO CROWDED….as long as there are others who are not bothered by these then I suppose IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER MUCH!