We went to the Carp Farmer’s market which is the closest farmer’s market to my house yesterday.

It is a nice place to go to on a Saturday morning, but it is nothing like the farmer’s markets of my youth. There is another market right downtown that actually has more food but is very yuppish otherwise (not that there is anything wrong with it, except the prices). There is also Parkdale market somewhere between downtown and my house that I might check out next weekend.

Strawberries are in season here so many farms offer a “pick your own” option. I have been considering taking Trev to this but I have some doubts. Do you think a 17 month old might enjoy a jaunt to the strawberry fields and not hurt himself or someone else’s property without having to be picked up every two seconds? My back still hurts from the visit to the gallery to see an amazing exhibition called The 1930s: The Making of “The New Man.