Buddy time

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A path near Guelph Lake last week


Today Sylvie and I did what we only manage about twice a year: spent an afternoon together. She and Sarah have moved into a spacious one-bedroom apartment overlooking the Speed River. She left the bakery where she felt overworked for a similar position at With The Grain, an earthy bakery and café. Sarah has a job at Canadian Tire.

Lately I've missed piano. It's an excellent stress reliever. Sylvie bought her own upright earlier this year; today I had my first hack at it. I took some favourite Brahms, Chopin and Rachmaninoff, and pulled Schubert's Impromptus out of her collection. My shoulders were sore afterward, but it was a welcome pain.

Our main purpose was to brainstorm about my job search. Sylvie knows where to look. Now I have a list. It's overwhelming, but not so bad when I have a friend ready to help. A friend of the highest order: we have similar temperaments, and play from the same music sheet with respect to the big questions about life and art.

We also worked on a jigsaw puzzle.

I plan to invite Sylvie and Sarah for dinner next week. We need to do this more than twice a year.

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Behind the cut is another shot nearly identical to the one above. If possible, copy them both to disc and view in software that can toggle quickly back and forth between them. The slideshow function in Picasa works well. This creates a remarkable 3-D effect.