I decided to take a day off from playing beachhouse* in order to drive into Ottawa and play shopaholic at the Rideau Centre. You can see by the clock on the Peace Tower of the Parliament buildings that it is government lunch time. There was a concert under the bridge right below my feet in that picture.

*Beachhouse is a mind game I invented right after the last day of school for the kids in which I only do what I would do if staying in a beachhouse on the east coast, i.e.: stay in my pyjamas or damp bathing suit all day, read fun novels, try my hand at writing a novel, swim, kayak, barBQ with friends, play Scrabble or cards on the deck with friends while sipping wine and swatting the mosquitoes.