Days Before Christmas

In which I share a few pages from my illustrated daily journal . . . pre-Christmas pages of gentle and indulgent preparation for the busy festive season.

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Oddments towards Connection

After some chat about Creative and Connection and the occasional challenge of stepping up to this virtual podium, I’ve turned the post into a Three Things Thursday . . . read on to see what those might be (hint: do you like yummy salads?)

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Sketching up Thanksgiving!

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to all of you and a special thank you to all my readers and commenters for your support and encouragement. Click through to read more — including a recipe for a hearty side dish which can also work as a vegetarian meal on its own.

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What I Wore and Cringe Culture and You (Thank Goodness for You!)

Yes, there are some What I Wore photos in this post, but it’s not primarily a post about Style. It’s about the willingness to be vulnerable that Bloggers must muster to represent themselves with integrity or authenticity. This blogger, at any rate. Also about Cringe Culture and mean comments. . . so yes, I threw in some OOTD posts to lighten the mix. Hope you’ll click through to read more. xo

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La Rentrée . . . and Look What’s Coming. . .

I’m working to jiggle back towards a Fall schedule after a few weeks of local travel (our son and daughter-in-law’s place in Victoria, visiting girlfriends in Nanaimo, an anniversary weekend with my favourite guy on…

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Copyright

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 And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own.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.