A Year Ago . . . Moving and Flowering. . . .

 I’m on a blogging break right now, but I couldn’t resist leaving these for you to look at while I’m away. Both photos were taken near Granville Island the last week of July, and both…

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More Thoughts on Friendship

Just because I’m taking a modified break right now doesn’t have to mean that our conversation about friendship needs to stop.  Before I hung my “Gone Fishin'” sign on the front door, I found some…

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Summer Break, Fall Plans. . .

As I mentioned here not long ago, I’ve just entered my tenth year of blogging, and in all those years, I don’t think I’ve ever gone a week without posting. I’ve also mentioned here recently…

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More July Reading — Two Titles for You

When I last wrote here, I was partway through Teju Cole’s Open City, remarking on how much Cole’s writing reminds me of W.G. Sebald’s and discovering (with some embarrassment) that I was far from the…

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Someone’s Special Day. . .

It’s a special day here today, and if you’re curious about what that might be, you could take a peek back through the years: here orhere orhere or way back here in this blog’s first month. I’m afraid…

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 And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own.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