Walking with Suits

I always enjoy walking. The last few days, I have been walking in Ottawa, our capital city. Walking in Ottawa is always an "experience." In Ottawa, there are many suits. My daughter lives just a few blocks from the Prime Minister's residence, although not on Sussex Drive.[Before I leave, I plan to stoll past the Official Residence and give it the Finger. That's all the Greeting I need to give!

So far, I have asked to two grandsons, and one old friend. I have spent two lovely afternoons reading in the Planet Cafe, watching all the students share their lives with one another. I walked home thy afternoon through an area full of drugged out folks and dealers, definitely NOT the suit zone! Plans are afoot to visit the National Gallery of Art, and the House of Commons.I'm steeling myself for this latter, as I expect the question period to be like a gathering of grade six boys on a lay ground, shouting insults at each other. If he children of tese elected officials behaved tis way, they would be housed for days!

Having lived in this city Twenty years ago, I remember that beneath the veneer of government and bureaucracy, this is rally an old sawmill town, built on a swamp, which accounts forthe terriblehu humidity. In the summer, the atmosphere is stifling, not ulimesome of the government bureaucracy.

spending time with Jennifer and her partner Jose is very pleasant, and just what I was hoping for.We will attend the gallery together, and eat it n Jennfer's birthday on May 11. This is a great vacation for me!

Since arriving,I have been reading Jan Wong's memoir, Out of The Blue. This book chronicles her descent into a deep depression, precipitated by the violent response to her account of the Dawson College shooting, some years ago. Not only was the public response from Quebecers violent, but her employer, the revered Globe and Mail newspaper, refused to to support her, but n the end, fired her. In the book, she is very open about her own r ratio. Ad very candid about the paper's shoddy treatment of her. In the process of preparing this book - which she had t publish herself, as the toronto establishment circled the wagons to shut her out - she researched the topic of depression very thoroughly. As a a result, this is one f the best books on depression that I have ever read. I will be sharing it with you over the next few weeks. To check it out for yourself, go to www.janwong.ca. More n this anon. right now, I deed a nap.