More Garden

 Pictures only today — I’m getting ready for pre-wedding houseguests arriving tomorrow. Some rushing around is happening. But there are roses. . . . startling pink Hansa (a rugosa, rather close in colour to my…

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Three for the Big Armchair — two mysteries and a Paris memoir

Some recent light reading: Jeffrey Deaver’s The Burning Wire: Another Lincoln Rhyme’s mystery, this one will have you flipping those light switches very carefully, keeping small appliances well away from water, and being generally very…

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Carol Matthews’ Labyrinth book

My friend and neighbour Carol Matthews has folded a lifetime’s worth of wisdom into her slim book, Questions for Ariadne: The Labyrinth and the End of Times. The book is structured as a conversation with…

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A Running Commentary . . .

I tried a pair of the Vibram Five Fingers Bikilas on last week while I was picking up a new pair of running shoes (I’m currently running in Mizuno).  My plan is to add one…

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And they’re off — to the races, with style!

 What a wonderful day my bride-to-be daughter’s friends arranged for her yesterday, and I was so pleased to be included. We were asked to meet at the beautifully-sited Teahouse at Ferguson Point in Stanley Park,…

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