Ahhhh, what a lovely treat this long weekend was. . . Friday and Saturday were sunny, that glorious late-fall light slanting seductive shadows everywhere, outdoors and in. Yesterday the grey and the rain wrapped themselves…
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I’m dismayed to see that of my list of books read so far in 2012, I’ve written here about only 23 of the 50+ titles. I could make a dent in that by grouping together…
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A bit of foreshadowing — red hiding among the green foliage on the Scarlet Runner climbing the teepee frame in our back garden. On the back deck, a row of tomato plants looking discouragingly, unremittingly,…
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Summer Pleasure #1 Favourite but sadly ancient summer T. Gap 2007, the absolutely perfect-weight cotton knit. I think it’s its beach-faded vibe of pink and white is the best possible coloured riff on the ubiquitous…
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Enamoured of the fava beans I’ve eaten in restaurants, I’ve never been able to find them in the local supermarkets and have been resigning myself to growing our own. Then a couple of Fridays ago,…
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