Desire and I have been ill, so we decided to go out on the town for a short jaunt in order to get some fresh air and get us home before it got too chilly.  We started out at the Halifax Market in the Brewery – my first trip there, though Desire had been before when he went to school here.  It was VERY different from the Ottawa market that I’m used to – for one thing, Ottawa’s Byward Market encompasses all kinds of independent shops that line the streets for several blocks as well as all kinds of stalls along the street, many of which are there every day for the summer, and much of the spring and fall as well.  Read the rest of this entry »