HOT: Rebound Sports Physio, 266 Johnston St, Abbotsford

I'm pretty embarrassed. Today I had to shuffle to Rebound Sports Physio, not because of a sports injury, but because I sneezed too hard and put my lower back out. Damn those core muscles!

The last couple of days have been spent pretty much wincing from my latex foam mattress to the Le Corbusier chaise lounge, but as my glutes were tightening around my lower back like there was no tomorrow, it was time to take physio action.

Sport physiotherapist Ann Wu has just opened her practice with a myotherapist and remedial massage therapist, so it was pretty quiet when I arrived. She seems have done some cool stuff in her time, including being head physio to the Chinese Olympic basketball team and working with Gymnastics Australia and VFL teams. She was thorough and knowledgeable and gave me a deluxe 80 minute treatment that had me feeling a whole lot better afterwards.

NOT: Exhibition 12, C3 Contemporary Arts Space, Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford

C3 Contemporary Arts Space is a non-profit exhibition space located in the basement of peaceful Abbotsford Convent, now converted into an arts, culture and education precinct.

The three rooms house rotating temporary exhibits, and its latest show is simply called 'Exhibit 12' so there doesn't appear to be any unifying theme.

The postcard looked so promising but I really disliked this exhibition. If I say any more I may be in danger of being strung up for defamation, yet I don't want to compromise my reviewing integrity by giving false praise for glad wrap snakes and plastic milk crates. I think my meaning is pretty clear anyway.

HOT: Collingwood Children's Farm Farmers' Market, End of St Heliers St, Abbotsford

Every second Saturday of the month, the delightful Old McDonald playground, otherwise known as the Collingwood Children's Farm, hosts a farmers' market.

If you have kids, the $2 market entry fee is good value as it also permits entry to the farm, compared to the usual $8 adult and $4 kids entrance fee. If you don't have kids, strolling around the damp field and poking your nose into fresh fruit and vegetable stalls is still a refreshing and stimulating experience if you like to eat and cook.

This week, my shopping basket included:
- brightly coloured radicchio
- tight heads of broccoli
- smooth-skinned butternut pumpkin
- dusky red d'anjou pears - I'm addicted
- fragrant young leeks
- and my favourite: a grow your own mushrooms kit with a mix of portabello and white mushrooms - ready to harvest in 3 weeks!

HOT: Slow Food Farmers' Market, Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford

In the grounds of what was once a home for pregnant 'wayward girls', the foundation of Abbotsford Convent now holds a slow food farmers' market on the fourth Saturday of every month.
The market was humming by 10am and after a thorough investigation of the stalls, my grocery budget bought:
- a shoulder of Bultarra Saltbush lamb, slow roasted with garlic, rosemary and potatoes;
- free range pork mince from The Gypsy Pig transformed into wontons and ants climbing trees;
- super-fresh broccoli transformed into oriechette with broccoli, anchovies and parmesan; and
- some dried fruit from Happy Fruit for my muesli mix (cheaper than cranberries, with a taste of chocolate!).