Five Things Friday . . . Whoops! Make that Six Things Saturday!

1. Vancouver Mural Festival winds up this weekend, with 60 murals added in 11 neighbourhoods around the city. On a walk last week, I spotted artist Dimitri Sirenko taking a short break from his work…

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Book Chat Time Again: what I read in July

It’s that time again. Time for me to share the books I read last month and then for us to chat in the comments below about what you’ve been reading. If we hurry, we still…

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Spring! Dress, Garden, Snailmail — and a Few Good Books!

 If you’re not spending all your time in the garden these Spring days (or raking up leaves and chopping firewood, if you’re in the other hemisphere), today’s post comprises my report on the books I…

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This, That, and a Booklist . . . What I Read in February. . .

We were delighted this weekend to be able to see all our local kids and grandkids in person — the new protocols allow outside, physically distanced gatherings of up to ten people (we’re asked to…

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Snowy Outside, Book-ish Inside. . . .

Today’s post is a Two-For-One! As I announced in January, I’m going to experiment this year with including my Reading Blog posts here, trying to decide if, eventually, I might merge the two.  But knowing…

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