Friday Flowers — From The People in my Neighbourhood. . .

 Yes! Here I am again. . . with flowers. . . We’ve had a houseful (condo-full ;-)) since yesterday afternoon, so I have little time to write, but I’d got the photos ready earlier in…

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What to Wear When Walking to the Ballet . . . Comfortable Pizzaz?

 First of all, thanks so much for your kind and encouraging comments on my last post. It’s always awkward to write something like that because I don’t want to be seen as fishing, as trying…

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Blogging Directions as a Retiree Adjusts. . .

Later next week, I expect I’ll be sharing my impressions of Edinburgh with you — what to blog about is always so much easier to decide when travelling.  Right now,  though,  I’m feeling considerable ambivalence…

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Spooky — A Page from my Journal

The spookiest thing about this Hallowe’en is how completely the day got away from me, heading off in a direction of its own that has nonetheless been quite satisfying and even productive. But that didn’t…

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Some Titles In Search of a Post? A Miscellaneous Collection . . .

Have any of you read Helene Hanff’s 84 Charing Cross Road or seen the movie based on this wonderful 20-year correspondence between a New York writer and the London used-book store whose address gives the book…

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Unless otherwise stated, all words and photographs in this blog are my own. If you wish to use any of them, please give me credit for my work. And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own. I will take the necessary action to stop such theft. Thanks.