Another week another long weekend (late!)

[I accidentally posted this in my travel blog so was confused about why it wasn't showing up online... fixed it now! Enjoy this late news.]

Through no specific planning and a series of excellent coincidences I have three long weekends in a row. Count'em! Three! And I've gotten outta the city for all of them because that's what us city dwellers do - escape the concrete canyons for a few days so we can say things like "Yeah it's pretty, but what would you do all day?" (I have said that at least four times in the last two weeks and plan to say it at least once in the next two days...)

So I don't have a lot of Toronto updates - the weather's been rubbish, I've been working hard and leaving lots.

I'm headed to the Niagara region this weekend which is where the wine is made - it can't possibly compare to the Hawke's Bay syrah (can you mail that to me or is that illegal?) but it's always nice to do a wine tour - especially if you're not the driver.

On the books front I've been on a bit of a thriller binge (Tess Gerritson - so good/so creepy) which is fun but bad news for my mental health. The other day I went to hang up my towel and had to pull the shower curtain back to make sure no one was there. Last night there was a thunderstorm and I woke up thinking it was camera flashes and that someone was in my room. So I should find some kind of calm, peaceful, happy books. Boring books, in other words ;)

I would like to highly recommend Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce series as a sort of nostalgic but still gripping murder mystery series set in the 1930s. Featuring 11-year-old Flavia solving murders through her in-depth knowledge of chemistry, ability to disarm even the most suspicious villager, and keen skills of observation. And her unwaivering ability to get kidnapped. The first book is called The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, the second is The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Purse.

Next week is Movie Week (Labyrinth, Princess Bride and Singing in the Rain are all playing in the city - it's like someone was inside my head...), then Party Weekend (a friend's birthday party being hosted on my roof), then "The Ex" (some kind of festival/party/something in Toronto - like Show Weekend I guess). So it's a busy time in and out of the city :)

Peace out.