Just last week, the fall colours were set off by sharp blue skies for maximum enjoyment My autumn-blooming clematis — maximowicziana (terniflora)– encouraged an illusion of summer, and although I’d changed to slightly heavier jeans…
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After weeks of record-breaking drought (the driest September ever recorded in Vancouver; here in Nanaimo, the driest since 1998, which had broken all previous). . . . it’s baaaaack! Yes, we can almost hear the…
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I’m still managing to take my morning cup of tea down to the beach, although I sometimes grab a blanket to wrap myself in. This morning, I’ve much to think about, with the wonderful conversation…
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Photos of the colourful blooms, leaves, and berries enlivening my autumn garden. So much to be thankful for. We had our Thanksgiving dinner here on Saturday evening to accommodate the working schedule of New Daughter-in-Law.…
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I was intrigued to discover this video posted on YouTube advertising C.S. Richardson’s The Emperor of Paris (. I think it does a lovely job of capturing the novel’s seductive enigmas, although the necessary compression…
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