Reading for Work

Much of the reading I’ve done so far this year has been work-related. I read an edited anthology of essays on West Coast writing in order to review the book (Making Waves: Reading BC and…

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Happy or Not, Here I Run . . .

I’m in one of those moods which don’t accommodate blogging very well — the whole enterprise seems dubious and narcissistic and, above all, time consuming! I did get Pater to snap some WIW shots of…

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Past-a perfect. . .

A few months ago, when Hostess was having problems with her attempts at homemade pasta, I commented that my husband, who’s been making it for decades, claimed it simple to make although I’ve never tried…

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A dapper working man . . .

Too busy with work to write much, but I thought I’d share this photo I was recently shown of my maternal grandfather; my best guess is this would be sometime around 1910-1915. I mentioned here…

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Visibly Marine. . . West Coast Winter Style . . .

My last post (on Paris, books, and my French-Canadian heritage) took quite a bit out of me, and left me not sure if I’d muster the energy for Visible Monday. ButPatti always hosts a fun…

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Unless otherwise stated, all words and photographs in this blog are my own. If you wish to use any of them, please give me credit for my work. And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own. I will take the necessary action to stop such theft. Thanks.