an excursion to Toronto

How fortunate to have a friend to go around to places and spend $100 on food on one afternoon! We went to Azure and Jamie Kennedy. We sat at the wine bar and the waiter was telling us about the wines but while I enjoyed the salad and asked for a cranberry juice. Sometimes I feel that my friend and I can talk about anything. I really think this. I don’t feel this way with many people and it’s odd, for today we met, and we haven’t met in many months, and it was almost two years ago we spent time together just the two of us walking around the downtown streets and laughing at this and that and trying good food. At Azure I ordered a plate of Gnocchi and the portion was so small I almost cried. I said I could get a bigger portion from the free samples at Costco and we both laughed. Throughout today I have gathered so many images, fragmented ones, moments… and I’m not sure what to do about them. I know. I let them go. That’s the best way.

On the way back I took the GO Train from Union to Mount Joy and as the train passed through Scarborough I got to look into people’s backyards. It was the sunset hours and many people were enjoying the weather in their backyards. The city was alive. Then the thought came to me as to why I can talk and laugh so easily with my friend about anything. It’s the shared memory we have. Shared memory is what ties people together. My friend and I have too much and it’s too funny and funny… lots of ha ha funnies. I feel so light.