Simplest Outfit Ever and a Month’s Worth of Good Books

This is the first Reading Post in many years that I’ve published for the first (and only) time right on my main (now my only) blog. Past experience has shown me that many of you…

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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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Walking Into My New Blog-Home

Thank you for the enthusiastic and encouraging comments about this beautiful new WordPress version of my Blog. And a huge thank-you to Phil at pipdig for making the move so stress-free and efficient. For other…

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Spring! Dress, Garden, Snailmail — and a Few Good Books!

 If you’re not spending all your time in the garden these Spring days (or raking up leaves and chopping firewood, if you’re in the other hemisphere), today’s post comprises my report on the books I…

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A Tea-Drinking, (Virtual) Pub-Visiting OOTD — Yes, I’ve Been Shopping. . .

While I’ve been sipping and sketching and writing about tea, I’ve been wearing a new pair of pants that I love. Want to see? Wide-wale cord in a glorious colour — striking, but goes with…

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