Creative Retreat in Portland, Oregon (Self-Styled. . . .

I’m writing from Portland, Oregon, this morning, and just as the last time we visited this city,  snow was beginning to fall in Vancouver as we drove away from home. . . Last time we were…

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2019 Reading List

Okay, here’s what I read in 2019. The links will take you to a post, and in 2019, for the first time, those posts mostly include photos of the relevant pages of my hand-written Reading…

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Fall Blossoming? A Friday Round-Up. . .

Do you know, my husband commented to me the other day that I really seem to be “blossoming.” Partly, I think, he sees me taking full advantage ofthe workspacewhich he helped put together for me.…

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Thanksgiving and a Tiny Forest. . . .

It’s Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada — Thanksgiving Day is officially on Monday, but our family, like many others, generally gathers for the turkey on Sunday, so that we have all day Monday to unwind…

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Bordeaux Sketches — Grocery to Table. . .

 We’re off paddling this morning, but I have just enough time to share a couple of pages from my Bordeaux sketchbook. . . Top left, the sheep’s yoghurt I loved (the shapely little glass decorated…

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