I’m keen to share my December Reading List with you — a longer one than usual, and full of titles I think you’ll want to add to your To Be Read lists. . . Because we know January demands all the good reading we can sink into. . .
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These early days of January can be a challenge, and sometimes we just want to go back to bed. I was dreaming of luxurious loungewear, such as I’d seen in a Paris shop window. And he was on a Mission to buy me cozy pyjamas. . . with some comic results. Read on. . .
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Even in this peculiar post-Christmas mix of fatigue and contentment, moving through various stages of puttering and torpor — punctuated by bursts of somewhat focused activity — it’s impossible to ignore the problems a new year won’t sweep away. So can I really choose Hope as my Word of the Year for 2022 . . . (the first time I’ve ever tried launching a year with its own word)? That’s what I’m thinking about as we get ready to send 2021 on its way. I’d love to know what you think. . . .
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As I write this, Paul is loading the tourtières in the car and we’ll head off momentarily to our daughter’s home where we’ll spend Christmas Eve with two (of three) daughters’ families (we’re hoping to…
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Mice and mending, socks and sweaters: yes, my needles (both knitting and darning) have been steadily busy these past few months. Here are a few finished projects, and some thoughts about sustainability in our fashion and in our fashion-ing (see what I did there?). Warning, though, a surfeit of CUTE happens halfway through this post. . . Oh, and don’t miss the homage to Chanel. . .Yes, it’s the post about knitting that’s got it all! Read on!
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