This past spring, in preparation for our trip to Lisbon, I read two novels set in that city, Pascal Mercier’s Night Train to Lisbon and Robert Wilson’s A Small Death in Lisbon, which between them…
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Well, I’m back home with much to tell you about my visit to Toronto — a wonderful afternoon with Duchesse, who’s every bit as warm, intelligent, and absolutely discerning about fashion as her blog suggests;…
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We’re over in Vanc’r right now, arriving here just as the Gay Pride parade was finished so the atmosphere is very festive, especially since we’ve got fabulous summer weather back again. I made sure we…
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I’ve just finished Charles Dickens’ Bleak House, and I’ve enjoyed it so much. Except for reading Hard Times about ten years ago as a Teaching Assistant, I hadn’t read Dickens for decades, until I decided…
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One of our favourite finds in Paris is a little brasserie/bar in the 7th on Rue de Grenelle. Although it’s just around the corner from Musée Rodin, tourists don’t seem to venture in here, and…
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