Sunshine, Scarf, and Frozen Brakes

Still foggy and icy here, and I’m thinking we need to have a Wet Chill Factor parallel to the Wind Chill Factor that brings those prairie temperatures so far into the basement. -5 Celsius doesn’t…

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Some Cold, Some Warmth, Much Random . . .

We have been living in freezing fog for over a week now. Yesterday, fortunate enough to take in a reading by the visiting Saanich poet Philip Kevin Paul, I was mesmerized not only by the…

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Winter Warmth, Part II

A very heartwarming event today, of course, may demand a more celebratory meal, so the soup recipe I promised you might not be your choice for today. But when I get home from work tonight,…

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Warmth and Cheer in Winter: Part 1

Thursday night, on my way home through the foggy evening, knowing I could stay home, all on my own, ’til Saturday noon-ish, I stopped by the grocery store and stocked up on soup mixings (hey,…

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Language exploration in Edeet Ravel’s Ten Thousand Lovers

I hope I’ll get a chance soon to write about my most recent reading: Bill Gaston’s Sointula as my “fun, own-choice” reading (with an extra bit of inspiration from Mardel) and Rebecca Godfrey’s The Torn…

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