Olympic viewing . . .
Years ago, looking on-line for some background on Dionne Brand in preparation for teaching one or other of her poems, I found this little gem: #30, it’s apparently titled, from her Winter Epigrams. I adopted…
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Whatever the weather — how to smile anyway . . .
On the official Environment Canada WeatherOffice page for my city right now, the symbol above is followed by another rain icon, and another, and another — it’s all rain, all the way into the future…
View PostStill Raining, but there is Food and Film, and All Will be Well Someday . . .
Friday afternoon, I got to our Vanc’r apartment just after 3, which meant I had time for a short nap before arranging to meet Pater (naps are a rare luxury now, but my body remembers…
View Postfrightful weather, delightful food . . .
Even these neutral colours, illuminated as they are by afternoon sunshine, seem brilliant compared to today’s stormy offerings. I took these several weeks ago after noticing the rich combination of decaying fall leaves and needles…
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Pater had a very nice birthday yesterday even though he had to work — I got over on an early ferry, early enough that I got downtown Vancouver before 11 in time to pick out…
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