News and Views, From Opera Premieres to Big and Little Boats!

Some recent traffic in front of our place: a fishing lodge being transported, three small-smaller-smallest tugboats in a parade, and a couple of freighters far from home, waiting to be guided into port and unloaded.…

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Blogging while Slogging . . . Back to School

I can already tell posting will be light over the next week or so as I adjust to getting myself on campus four days a week. Besides an abundance of “contact” hours this term, the…

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Rainbow Knit Dresses: In for Fall??

My good blogging friend, IndigoAlison, commented on an earlier post that she sometimes wishes good children’s clothes could be sized up for adults. Bet she’d pass, though, on a rainbow- coloured handknit wool dress —…

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Thank you, and you, and you . . .

I was recently honoured to receive three blogging awards. While I’ve thanked the bestowers in comments on their blogs, it’s time I acknowledged their kindness here: Metscan, who has commented here thoughtfully, perceptively, and tastefully…

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Day 1, Spring Wardrobe Capsule Challenge

Okay, this feels just as awkward as I thought it would feel, but here goes. I’m not keen on the proportions here — I think I’d prefer the top tucked into a higher-waist pant/skirt, perhaps…

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