Via Francigena Prep, With Skunk Cabbage

I took grandkids and memories of my mother on my annual hunt for a favourite indigenous Spring-appearing bloom. Click through to see this year’s version of a recurring theme on the blog. Happy New Season!

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Summertime, and the living is . . . .

Summertime, and the living is. . . delightful, but not as easy as when we were younger and had more energy! We’ve been hanging out a fair bit with a very energetic (and much younger!) crowd this summer, and I’m doing some Activity Triage here. Maybe this happens in your summer as well?

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Sketching a Memory of My Mother

Last week on Instagram, I posted a sketch inspired by a photo of my mother in Greece, circa 1981. Some asked to see the photo itself, so I’ve posted it here, along with my recollections (disappointingly thin, I reproach myself!) of a trip my Mother took — without my Dad — 40 years ago. Also some musings about Time and Memory and Family — so strange from the perspective of a Late Sexagenarian. . . Perhaps you can relate?

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Bear With Me . . .

First of all, thank you so much for your warm, encouraging, thoughtful and generous responses to my last post.  It’s one of the most personal pieces I’ve ever posted on the blog, also one of…

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Friday’s Happy Random: Dinner with Guests, Sweet City Moments, Outfit of the Day

Yesterday, I walked to Granville Island to pick up macarons, dessert for our second dinner=with-guests here in less than a week. It’s a fairly long walk, but the weather was pleasant — showers held off, considerately, until…

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