BC Day — Relaxing in the Garden

On Coastal British Columbia, we’re finally enjoying the consistent summer weather that paints every outdoor activity with pure joy. And it’s BC Day today! So we have a province of folks squeezing summer out of…

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Summer Houses . . .

This afternoon’s wild thunder led to the current deluge that’s making indoors a comforting refuge. But these past few days have been made for outdoor indolence. . . hammocks, books, barbeque, Kir royales on the…

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Summer Roses

More summer images. . . these are of this year’s Rosa Complicata blooms, harvested en masse as they’re being trimmed (more like razed) to make way for some gate rebuilding. They’re one of my very favourite…

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Time to Smell the Roses. . .

 Working away here, trying to get my fall syllabi in order and make some headway on my research. But there’s still time to smell the roses. . . and share them.  Not just roses, as…

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Who’s Joined Us in the Garden? A Bordeaux Visitor

 This lovely fellow arrived last week in a parcel of cushions we had shipped from France (more on those later), and we were very pleased to welcome him. We last saw him in Bordeaux where…

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