My Urban Eyes. . . City Charms
This has been a word-heavy week on the blog; Monday’s and Wednesday’s posts each took a fair bit of work. Thank you for your warm and lively response to both. The conversation about breadis great,…
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A Memoir of Love and Grief: The Bereavement Phase of a Marriage
Photo courtesy of an interview for the VIUPoints feature in a recent issue of Vancouver Island University’s online magazine I want to say a few words about a very special book I’ve just finished, and I’ve…
View PostBread-Making, Old-School, Artisan, and Beginner’s Luck . . .
I asked my maternal grandmother once what her childhood Christmasses were like, whether, on the farm in a deep Manitoba cold just into the 20th century, she had received many, or any, gifts. Sometimes an…
View PostFriday Five: On Today’s “To Do” List
On today’s agenda: 1. Make two loaves of sourdough fermented bread — make, not bake, as this recipe requires another 24-36 hours in the fridge after the loaves have been formed into their brotfrom baskets and before they…
View PostColour in the City
I’ve just had two wonderful days in the small city that was home for thirty years; I even went over to the little island where we lived, on a waterfront property, for over twenty years.…
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