It’s the weekend!

I was up before 6 this morning, even though I don’t have to teach today. I’ve just finished a proposal for a conference paper, along with the accompanying abstract and bio, plus I’ve worked my…

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Sorry, more weather, and a glimpse of island life . . .

The weather forecast around here is very disheartening. They’ve finally taken the red-banded Wind Warning down, but it will probably go up again later today as we’re expecting winds of 60-80kmh (kilometres per hour) later…

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Window-dressing . . .

I used to be unreservedly grumpy about all those signs of Christmas that appeared as soon as we passed Halloween. Now, of course, they begin even earlier — this year I saw trees being decorated…

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frightful 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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Scarpetta and Divisadero — an odd couple!

We’ve had at least three days of Wind Warning here over the last week — blustery rain-filled days just made for staying inside and reading. I took advantage of a break between marking to read…

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