Saturday market!

Today we went to the Saturday market in West End. I was expecting a modest farmer's market with a few produce stands and was just hoping to get a few deals. Well, was I mistaken! The market is spread out near the river, bordering a cricket oval (I believe they were playing rugby today), and it was packed with people. There were arty-crafty type things, probably 10 different produce stands, a few different coffee stands, fresh meat and fish (a bit fishy though), people sitting around playing digeridoo, flowers, and even crepes and smoothies, which we had for lunch. It was great! Definitely something for us to go to frequently on Saturdays (though not all the time because it could get ridiculous after awhile). We also found a booth with fresh herb plants, which I have been wanting for awhile. The lady gave us two cilantro plants (here they call them coriander) for free because the leaves were starting to turn a bit yellow. To top off our adventure, we saw signs for a garage sale, so we toddled over to that, while I secretly yearned for a large pot to boil pasta.... and lo and behold, there it was! We got a large pot and two saucepans for a very low price. It was excellent luck.

Last night was an evening of music. The orchestra played Brahm's Academic Festival Overture, Liszt's Piano Concerto (gorgeous---I had never heard it), and Beethoven's Sixth. The orchestra sounded great and I enjoyed sitting nearer to the front than usual. The orchestra has another run tonight and then tomorrow Thomas is playing the Penderecki Capriccio at a recital. Quite a busy weekend!