The best sort of weekend ...

... includes:

Saturday breakfast at the Urban Diner. Their $11 waffles are worth every penny, and if you get there by 9:30, you can get the table by the window.

A trip to the Old Strathcona farmers' market, where, while prodding and perusing the produce you can burn your tongue on hot apple cider and eat homemade donuts (because those $11 waffles actually aren't that filling),

Browsing through Whyte Avenue's five bookstores,

A long walk by the river at sunset with the dog,


A lazy Sunday morning of reading and drinking tea,


And fresh-baked bread and homemade soup for Sunday dinner.