Last weekend, we went met up with my cousin and her kids at Trout Lake for the farmer's market, in search of food trucks and fresh produce. At first glance, I was not too interested in any of the food options, mostly because the heat had drained my appetite, but as I ran around and played with my cousin's kids, I realized I needed sugar to keep up with them. Luckily, The Brownie Bakers were right there, and they had a cheesecake and latte combo for $9.70:    

I chose the cheesecake brownie flavor, one of their latest inventions, which I thought H would really enjoy since he is a lover of cheesecake. After paying with the tap option and waiting just a few short seconds for the latte to be made, I had my iced latte in one hand, and a small paperbag with the brownie in the other, and I happily walked back to my picnic blanket and pop up sunshade (amazingly convenient and portable tool for picnics with kids). 

Sat down, opened the paper bag, and was disappointed to find a thin little brownie inside... I guess my expectation of a brownie was something like this: 

(PC - The Kitchen Magpie)

But it came out to be maybe 1/3 of that thickness, and did not look like the mouthwatering dense brownie I had in mind. Oh well, I had already paid for it, so what else could I do except take a big bite? 

It was a delightful brownie, and it paired so well with the latte! 

Definitely recommend. If you're going to buy a fancy coffee and baked good in Vancouver, this is definitely the same value as any other established coffee shop. I will be keeping an eye out for this one next time we come to the farmers' market.   

Now that the temperature has cooled off to less than 30

°

C, life feels more manageable. There's a slight breeze coming through my open window, and I'm going to enjoy it before the wildfire smoke gets here. 

This week was rather busy again…

Monday – Scout volunteer event at Ceili’s with H.

Tuesday – Victoria Sushi with a couple of Point Grey coworkers.

Wednesday – This happened:

Went to G-Men with R. I LOVE THIS NOODLE. The soup is thick and creamy. The meat and the noodles are cooked just right. The egg is the best part, yolk is perfect. I think this came to $15.00 each. Don’t bother with fried chicken next time.



Thursday – Yoga
Friday – Made some dumplings with P and H.
Today – Work at the Vancouver Farmer’s Market, bought some Pork & Apple sausage from Stapleton Sausage. Good brunch materials. 33 Acres Brewing was there today, being all L33T with the B33R. #nerd.

It's actually pretty hard to do some of the tasks that are required for setting up the market. I'm small and not used to the manual labor. Carrying those barricades are THE WORST. Usually when I help out at HSCPC events, I wouldn't touch that stuff and somebody (usually a big buff guy who wants to go into policing) would step up. If you see me there next time, please take pity and help me out.

Tomorrow will be the first day I get to relax a bit, although things likely won’t slow down until the end of June.

Another summery song by R3HAB:

You were my conductor of energy, director of fantasy…

...ate at Biercraft on CommercialBiercraft, where they really do have the best mussels for such a great price (under $20 for a full pound), and such flavor. We got the one with the chorizo, and the Elderflower margarita and Blood Orange beer. The margarita reminded me of the ones at Las  Margaritas, but in a smaller and safer portion. H thought one of the servers was cute, and I admit she was actually very nice and not all looks.











...worked at the Vancouver Farmers Market at Trout Lake. I’m not built for manual  labor, but Purbread is so amazing.

-went to to A’s wedding, where she choreographed a dance with D, based on a mix of Ed Sheeran, Grease, and others. Even though it smelled worse than Richmond, it was an adorable little wedding out in BFN (aka butt fuck nowhere) with Mt Cheam in the background:

...played dodgeball at the Vancouver Dodgeball League playoffs this afternoon

Cash Cash coming out with all the hits… Song of Summer2016?

One two three
I been running from the pain
Trying not to feel the same
But it's a shame that we're sinking
See my confidence is shaking
And my heart is feeling vacant
So you try to fill it in
You say "I can fix the broken in your heart
You're worth saving darling"
But I don't know why you're shooting in the dark
I got faith in nothing
But love, pray for me
I never had somebody
So I don't know how to love
Pray for me
I know I need somebody
So I can learn how to love
I know it's been a while
Cause my memory's on trial
For the way I used to be
My head is running miles
Round in circles and I try
To find the little light in me
You say "I can fix the broken in your heart
You're worth saving darling"
But I don't know why you're shooting in the dark
I got faith in nothing
But love, pray for me
I never had somebody
So I don't know how to love
Pray for me
I know I need somebody
So I can learn how to love
I know I need somebody
I know I need somebody
I know I need somebody
So I can learn how to love
How to love
How to love
So I can learn how to love
How to love
How to love
How to love
Love, love, love, love, love, love, oh
I know I need somebody
I know I need somebody
I know I need somebody
So I can learn how to love
(Need somebody now
How to love, love
How to love, love)
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