I love when something I’m reading bumps into something I’ve read recently. Of course, this sends the little file clerk who presides over my memory scurrying through the vaults, tossing pages frantically hither and yon,…
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Interesting. I’ve been feeling somewhat distanced from the style/fashion portion of blogging, lately, and trying to sort out why that might be. Could just be a consequence of living out of a carry-on bag for…
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Funnily enough, at least in retrospect, I hurried to finish Winter, a collection of last year’s (five) Massey Lectures. Joining a long list of illustrious speakers (Thomas King, Margaret Atwood, Northrop Frye, Ursula Franklin, Noam…
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A favourite iris is blooming — it was a favourite of my Dad’s, and he and Mom divided one from their garden and planted it in mine at least 15 years ago. Dad’s been gone…
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Besides viewing some wonderful art while we were away, we also enjoyed a variety of live music performances. In Bordeaux’s gorgeous Opera House, we shared a beautifully decorated box with a lovely older couple and…
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