wanting what I have, the cashmere coat version

After questioning some of my shopping patterns recently (and Une Femme extended this thinking with a very productive analogy in her post yesterday), I decided to focus on the succesful purchases I’ve made rather than…

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horizons

I took these photos a few days ago. As you can see, while it was brilliant here, blue skies and sunshine, a thick band of fog seemed to be keeping the sunshine from reaching Vancouver.…

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Oaties, scotch, and the kindness of strangers

A few weeks ago, I was whining a bitabout the wintry weather and asked readers to let me know what helped them cope. Among the comments was one from Thomas, an astute, witty, and sometimes…

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Having, Wanting, Shopping . . .

I commented a few posts ago about the imprinting left by my long-ago school uniform and you can see its effects again here. We wore grey wool flannel pleated skirts where I’ve substituted denim, and…

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knitting up some colour — tulips and cables

Looking over my past few posts, I wonder how I can expect readers to return if I persist in showing them fog, fog, and more fog. So let’s change it up a bit and bring…

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