Running in Vancouver, Dreaming Paris . . . Bridging the Two . . .

It’s not looking good for running this week. Ice everywhere, and you know I really don’t need another bad fall. But I remembered that on the run that culminated dramatically in my last fall, I’d…

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Surprise! It’s Winter!

 The view this morning from my deck — a surprise snowfall during the night. I was so hopeful when I opened my eyes at 5, saw the thick dusting of white on the fir branches…

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Yummy, Cheery, Healthy, Fast and Easy — Another Kale Salad for You!

The following post began life as #1 of a Five Things Friday. Then I got a flash of smarts, recognized that when a busy work schedule makes it tough to find blog-writing time, perhaps I shouldn’t…

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2013 Books Read

I had so hoped to expand this list by adding, and linking to, a few more response/review posts. That is obviously not going to happen at this point, and we’re at the last day of…

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Ah, the curls of my youth . . .

Enough hemming and hawing. Here’s another Curlylocks post . . . A commenter on this post (thanks Brenda!) asked me what products I use to manage my extroverted  hair. . . and perhaps answering this question might…

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