It's another beautiful day.  Sunny, high 50's, slight breeze.  Not at all what they said it would be or what it should be this time of year.  Not that I'm complaining mind you, it's just that it upsets my Maine sensibilities.  We there have very distinct seasons; summer, fall, winter and mud.  Here, not so much.  Though shop windows are packed with wools and leather, the temps are telling me it not even sock season.  We're just back from the big market in the old center of Torino.  I haven't been since the last time I went with my Canadian market friend who has since returned to Vancouver.  I love that market.  We bought "exotics" like cilantro, hot peppers, avocado, sweet potatoes and lime from the North African stands, and local product like turnips, carrots, tiny new potatoes, mandarin oranges and gorgeous tomatoes from the Italian sellers.   Now I'm set for Mexican some night this week and have started collecting the necessities for our Friday (next) Thanksgiving feast with friends.  We also wandered back behind the fish market to the area run by the Central Africans and Southern Italians which is the used market.  Much of the stuff is probably stolen as house break-ins are very common.  But there are also antiques and art and strangely, stands of new electronics.  That's where we were going as GP needed a couple USB plugs.  There is another part of the market that sells home goods and plastic wear and cheap imported products from China run by, shockingly, the Chinese.  The Roma, gypsies, have their own area and sell silky, shiny scarves and clothing.  On a bright, airy day like today the place was a feast for the senses with the smells of spices and fresh herbs and baked goods and all of the colors of the clothing and curtains and bed-covers, and the sounds of thousands of hawkers and buyers in a dozen different languages.  Wonderful.  Grace and I are leaving in a bit to go to a TED conference at the school.  If you don't know TED look it up on-line.  It's a website of "talks".  The program today is an opportunity TED gives to students around the globe to discuss what interests them, (called TED X).  Two of Grace's friend's are doing discourses.  One on "Girl UP", an empowering women group, and the other on something to do with Baha'i.  Should be interesting.  Then tonight Grace goes to the grandparents for the night and GP and I have another dinner out in the wine region at some restaurant that we needed to book 2 months ago.  I'm ready for a nap.  xxoo me