against the elements

In my teens, I was impatient when my mother would say that a good coat was important, that it made a first impression. For me, a coat was something to keep me warm and dry…

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For everything else, there’s . . .

My son sent this tally to me by e-mail after our family gathering this weekend. Because he and Joey have a tough time getting the weekends off, they planned to fly harbour to harbour after…

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Merry Christmas and Farewell Megan and Rob!

Does anything say early-Christmas-dinner-in-a-crowded-apartment like homemade mincemeat tarts, Sorels stacked in the doorway, and handknits worn goofily to cook in? Read on and see . . . I didn’t take any pictures of the snowy…

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Dressing to Please Ourselves, Part II — daughter and granny!

As a follow-up or complement to my previous post on Dressing to Please Ourselves, I thought I’d show you two examples of what that might look like across the generations. That’s my mom on the…

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Weekend shopping booty ahead

In Vancouver for the weekend again. No Pilates this week so I was able to catch the ferry after work yesterday. Paul had dinner ready for me and then stayed out of my way while…

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