It's really hot here today and I love it!

Yesterday was a scorcher of a day, and today is supposed to be even hotter (33 C). It's a humid hot, so you really feel it. Luckily, the way our apartment was built (over 100 years ago), it takes months until it starts to feel hot inside. That means that in the summer, the apartment is cold and in the winter it is warm. Works for me! :-)

The next seven days are supposed to stay in the high twenties, and all I can say is: "Bring it on!" This is one major reason why I moved here. I need to make up for 16 years of freezing weather and windchills of -40 C and below. :-)

I spent the last few days looking for shopping centres and grocery stores. Google and the Internet are life savers. I was able to find quite a few shopping centres (7 near downtown) and at least a dozen big grocery stores. The problem is that they are all to far to get to by bus or tram, so I will have to wait to get a car before I can go visit them.


I was able to buy a 'Foreman' grill as that is our main cooking appliance these days. For those of you looking for price comparisons, the grill cost me about CAD 80 and it is a bit smaller than what you get when you buy these grills in Canada.

The next item to purchase is a microwave, but I am stalling as I would like to go to one of the big box stores as they have a better selection and better prices. I find microwaves to be on small side here, but then, everything is. Except for prices of gym memberships. :-(