Autumn’s Here. . .

A hearty rain is currently scrubbing our Vancouver skies clean of the smoke that choked us all week. . . So no complaints about our Wet Coast weather, at least not for a few days. …

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Postcard from a Staycation. . . Italy in Vancouver. . .

First of all, wanting to do my small part (la philosophie du colibri/legend of the hummingbird) to keep the #BlackLivesMatter movement centered, to keep those Black Lives Mattering, I recommend the Netflix series The Eddy.…

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Five Things Friday

I’m about halfway through a post building on our earlier conversation about Slow Fashion, enjoying the process, pulling together a few links, trying out various perspectives, essaying a coherent argument — well, perhaps just a…

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Fall Blossoming? A Friday Round-Up. . .

Do you know, my husband commented to me the other day that I really seem to be “blossoming.” Partly, I think, he sees me taking full advantage ofthe workspacewhich he helped put together for me.…

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Bordeaux Sketches — Grocery to Table. . .

 We’re off paddling this morning, but I have just enough time to share a couple of pages from my Bordeaux sketchbook. . . Top left, the sheep’s yoghurt I loved (the shapely little glass decorated…

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