thinking in the garden

One of my daughters phoned to chat a bit today and mentioned that altho’ she’d seen my latest post, she couldn’t find anything to comment on. No worries, she said, it was interesting enough, plus…

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something for everyone — reading, knitting, gardening

Quite some time ago, I promised you a piece of knitlit — specifically, an excerpt about knitting from a wonderfully rich book that some critics have called an Indian detective novel: Vikram Chandra’s Sacred Games.…

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A Few Things I’ve Learned (Rome Roam-ing Things)

I’ve been to Rome many times, having family living in The Eternal City, but there’s so much I still have to learn. Luckily, this old dog is still able to learn a few new tricks, (even if they’re funny little idiosyncratic ones) and happy to share them with you.

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Postcards (hastily scribbled) from Rome

I scribbled on the back of a few virtual postcards and am sending them out to you from Rome. Click through to collect the mail!

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What I Wear While Packing . . .

Packing and sketching clothes for travel, wearing what’s going to be left behind. So, really, two different Summer Capsule Wardrobes . . . What I Wore and What I’m Going to Wear . . .

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