Anthony Doerr’s Cloud Cuckoo Land would have to be my Most Highly Recommended book from my March reading, but there are several other titles I think some of you would enjoy as well. Two mystery novels, two engaging and entertaining literary novels, and a memoir of a walk through Italy’s history. Read on. . .
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I’m still wearing my wool coat — with a scarf! — here in Vancouver, but we’ll be in Rome next week and Sicily by the end of the month. I’m trying to balance practicality and a bit of research with dreams of summer heat and the temptations of my warm-weather wardrobe. What will go in this carry-on?
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As I prepare for a Sketch Journal workshop next month in Sicily (Squee!), I’m paging back through a short series I’ve been sketching in my Fabiano Artist’s Journal, a series of Outfit of the Day Self-Portraits. Maybe you’d like to look over my shoulder as I turn the pages? Click through for more, please.
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I haven’t done a garden post in ages, but although the plants have been buffeted by as many rough winds (literal ones, in their case, as well as the figurative) as have we, they continue to provide joy and offer hope. . . . May you find respite here as well . . .
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A slightly tardy report on our recent local road trip. Three days in Whistler Village (home of the 2010 Winter Olympics) — including a visit to the spectacular Audain Art Museum with a quick survey of some favourite sculptures. Click through to read more, please.
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