now that was a weekend!

This photo, which has nothing to do with this post, was taken in Lisbon this summer, near the Praca Rossio. I’m including it ’cause I think you need a visual and I’ve got nothing else…

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Bon voyage, my friend (in your new sweater)

I finished the red mohair sweater I made (from this Dropps pattern) for my friendAlison who will be leaving this week for a year-long sailing adventure with her husband Kim. They’ll sail down the Pacific…

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And third thoughts, with your help

When I finally tried to articulate, the other day, some misgivingsI’ve increasingly been having when I occasionally write about fashion/style, I had even more misgivings about putting these thoughts into black marks on a page.…

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mater plays tourist in toronto

I didn’t play much tourist-with-a-camera while in Toronto (more tourist-with-a-credit-card!), but I did snap a few photos of memorable architecture. Above is the controversial Michael Lee-Chin Crystal which puts a new face on the old…

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Bleak House

I’ve just finished Charles Dickens’ Bleak House, and I’ve enjoyed it so much. Except for reading Hard Times about ten years ago as a Teaching Assistant, I hadn’t read Dickens for decades, until I decided…

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