Sixty pages in, I’m loving J.J. Lee’s The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit. Precise, lyrical writing that moves between sections on cultural history (of men’s wear…
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First day of pure, unadulterated sunshine around here in ever so long. Ever so. And while no one’s quite in swimming yet, there’s some action on the beach. . . And I know I’m always…
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In Victoria last week, we stayed at the wonderful Swans Hotel, with its marvellous art collection. The Hotel was developed by Michael Williams, an art collector, who bequeathed art and hotel to University of Victoria…
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Working away here, trying to get my fall syllabi in order and make some headway on my research. But there’s still time to smell the roses. . . and share them. Not just roses, as…
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Photos taken in Belleville, 2011 — posted about here and here and here I’m reading Nancy Huston’s Infrared, following its rather densely interior narrative (I’ll contradict myself, I suppose, in mentioning its descriptions of Florence, of Italian art,…
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