Friday 11 February, 2005

Loon and other stories

Today has pretty much been the first day of summer.

It's still very cold in the night, and while I was walking to yoga this morning the sun was shining brighly but the cars were still frosted, and cats returning from their night runs seemed very eager to get back in. By the time I was getting back home it was very warm.

I ate lunch - I'm trying different things in order to find what suits my stomach the best, and so far it had told me that it doesn't like steaks raw... Bummer, but I refuse to give up red meat, yet anyway. So today I tried tofu, nicely marinated in hot schezuan sauce, in a wok with vegetables and ginger... Unfortunately I don't really like tofu - I thought marinating it would have had some effect, but the taste is still the bland nothingness. Anyone who actually eats tofu has any tips for that? Or is it really just about getting used to the taste?

Then I just had to get out to the sunshine - I had decided to go to Granville Island market to get some delicacies that Dragon so much likes that are difficult to get from anywhere else. I put on my normal outdoor clothes, cardy, leather jacket, hat, gloves - and first person I see outside is a girl wearing only a little camisole. It's not that warm, I thought, but once I got to the beach turned out she was right. Everyone and their dog was on the beach, cyclists, rollerbladers, adults, animals, children... the good weather always drives Vancouverites out, I love it.

Granville Island market was as lovely as ever - I got some perfectly aged beef fillet steaks (need to try to make mine medium plus and see if that agrees with my stomach more), fresh tuna steaks, bread (from that same bakery that made the bread Dragon gave four and a half stars out of five last time), blueberries and rasberries, and yes, I succumbed to those wonderful fresh doghnuts too.

And I saw a loon (kuikka in Finnish) diving in the shallow water on the beach until playful dogs scared it further away. Lot of other birds around too that I don't recongnize - I need to get myself a pair of binoculars and a bird book, without turning into bird spotter.

Posted by kolibri at 11 February 18:49, 2005
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# 1 - Joan (on February 14, 2005 11:49 AM):

Try some fried tofu - it's alot tastier. You can buy it at a store that sells tofu (chinatown, maybe?) and use it in stir fries later at home.


# 2 - kolibri [TypeKey Profile Page] (on February 14, 2005 12:12 PM):

Ooh, fried tofu? I need to keep my eyes on that and give it a go.


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