Not so Recent Movie-Viewing

Dark hellebores seem an appropriate garden illustration to accompany a discussion of drama (i.e. movies). Really, what’s more dramatic in the garden than dark blooms?! I discovered this list in a Draft Post from oh-so-long-ago-last…

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Dionne Brand’s What We All Long For

Mater in Toronto last summer, in front of the Royal Ontario Museum’s Michael Lee-Chin Crystal As I mentioned last post, I’ve been teaching Dionne Brand’s What We All Long For. My students are finding much…

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Spring Colours

You can see in this photo how scruffy my garden is, but you can also see that spring is finally arriving, announced by her most recognizable messenger, the daffodil! These hellebore have been place-holding for…

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Yoke a-tanglin’

I’m having such fun with this pattern, the Tangled Yoke Cardigan. I’ve been a fan of Eunny Jang’s since I first discovered her blog, See Eunny Knit, still accessible although she hasn’t added to it…

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Sun on the Water, Spirits Rising

Today is scheduled to be rainy and grey as are most of the next five days. Right now, I look across the water and see low marine cloud enfolding the north end of Gabriola, and…

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