August 29th: The girls are at volunteer training today, so I went to the Rideau Centre (think Westfield Mall) and did a shopping montage. I probably shouldn't be allowed out unaccompanied, though to be fair it was (mostly) for gifts. Settle down family, I'm on a budget. Finished with maple-flavoured iced donuts - 2 because they're so yummy - and a cup of tea at Timmy Horton's; it's against the law not to eat there at least once when you're in Canada. This evening we're going to the Museum of Nature (free after 5pm) and then a final night dinner at, probably, The Tea Party, the vegetarian restaurant along the street where I did my writerly drop-in on Sunday. Can't believe it's almost time to leave.