rainy day diversions
I’m back from Vancouver, the septic system is working well, and I could be happily curled up by the fire with a book, except that it’s August, and I’m a bit tired of being pleased…
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knitting update
I’ve finally finished my Chevron scarf (pattern from Last-Minute Gifts), thank goodness — the knitting seemed to go on and on forever. Not surprisingly, I suppose, given that this Handmaiden Cashmere (sooo yummy!) is a…
View Postreading writing
Last week, I finally read the manuscript of a colleague’s novel. I’ve had it on my office desk since last fall, having mentioned to her that I’d like to read it after hearing she’d had…
View PostIt’s Not Always Paradise on the Island . . .
Our family weekend was fun: we had some good visits over meals, caught up with everyone’s news, had a few laughs, a few squabbles, and apparently way too many showers, dishwasher loads, and toilet flushes…
View PostSummer guests
When we lived in Prince Rupert (on BC’s north coast), and our kids were small, family and friends would make the long drive or fly up from the Vancouver area to visit. Then we moved…
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