Friday Five, With February Snow on the Way

We’re expecting some “at times heavy” snow today — up to 10 centimetres, and then another 5 to 10 tonight. . .  And, unfortunately, I have to make my way downtown for a tooth-cleaning appointment…

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Five Things Friday, Palm Springs to Vancouver. . . .

1.  Let me lead with the lizard, if you don’t mind. Worth clicking on that photo to enlarge — the colours are mesmerising, and I’m thinking they could be the inspiration for a future Fair…

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Five Things Friday — Paris Art

Five Things Friday — Paris Art   1. At the same exposition I referred to here, Women House, at Monnaie de Paris, a brilliant, sensuous sculpture by (as if you needed me to tell you!)…

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Five Things Friday

Pater has been away all week; he comes back today, and I’ll admit that I didn’t get nearly everything done that I’d hoped to do in my time alone. But lists have been whittled down;…

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Five Things Friday, Halfway through September. . .

 1. This climbing rose, which I suspect might be New Dawn,  began the season well, but then suffered a very persistent campaign by aphids, which not surprisingly resulted in an affliction of powdery mildew. Mid-summer,…

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