Muriel Barbery’s The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Right now, my reading is divided primarily between a stack of student essays and, more happily, some guidebooks on London (I’m looking for a decent, affordable place to stay for a few days at the…

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Sun Sav(our)ing

Our beautiful spring weather was, sadly, ephemeral — it has been replaced by overcast skies and the promise of wind and rain. But I’ll be remembering the sunshine, holding a place for its return —…

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Momma’sMater’s got a brand new bag!

My latest coup de foudre. Pretty much finished my window-shopping on Saturday, ready to head back to the apartment, I decided to enter the slightly-intimidating but beautifully intriguing shop I’d noticed on Alberni, just off…

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You Ask? I Answer. . .

I’m back from the dentist — I’m going back in on Thursday to begin getting another crown; I really think that teeth are a big flaw in the design! — and I said I’d answer…

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Oh, what a lucky woman she was (with apologies to Emerson, Lake & Palmer)

Oh, I have so much to show you and tell you, and I know I promised to do Mardel’s meme, but let me just show you a few photos for now and tomorrow, when I…

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