We got ourselves together quickly and headed over to the local skating rink for an hour of skating, and then the plan was to head home and catch up on the some work, maybe get this blog up earlier ... but it was just too nice.

We came out of the rink and it was downright balmy. It had to be enjoyed because who knows when the next sunny day will present itself.

Vampires don't glitter here all that often.

So we headed downtown, which to us is uptown, since we live at the bottom of the hill. We didn't have a plan; only to do some walking and see what was to be found on Robson and Granville. Turns out, not much, but a bunch of other people who had the same idea as we did.

The sidewalks were crowded.

Minime has been pining over a purple jacket, and we found one that fit the bill at H&M; we poked about in Indigo, and then shared a charcuterie at Urbanfare before heading back home.

The wind had gained a chill, and the sky some clouds; so very likely, we will return to rain before you can say Monday.

We did then do some of that work I mentioned earlier.

It's the Greco-Romans up for us next in Social Studies. With their bumper crops of grapes and olives, it got me yearning for a glass and a nibble, but I would like to shave off a few pounds; so I said no to the craving and instead had raspberry soda water.

We finished the day off with some shared reading. We are three chapters in on Hunger Games and have started We Dream Of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly. It is set in the 80's. Minime is a huge fan of Stranger Things and all things space, and so hopefully it will keep his interest.