Days Before Christmas
In which I share a few pages from my illustrated daily journal . . . pre-Christmas pages of gentle and indulgent preparation for the busy festive season.
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OOTD for Walking and Listening and Thinking. . . Postcards from the Neighbourhood
Making up our week’s supply of muesli this morning, getting ready for my online (live, Zoom) yoga class, I thought briefly about the comment an Anonymous reader left on Monday’s post (deleted 30 seconds after I…
View PostTrying Something New — It’s Good for Me?
If you’ve been reading here for a while, you might have realized that over the past couple of years (yes! it really has been that long), I’ve been working on a memoir of my relationship…
View PostThe Joys and Challenges (and Potential Shame) of Imperfection . . .
I’ve just finished Jhumpa Lahiri’s marvellous memoir about learning and living in Italian, a memoir she felt compelled to write in Italian (but which has been translated to English by Ann Goldstein who is best…
View PostMistakes, I’ve Made a Few. . . (Of Sketching and other Endeavours)
Because we’re in temporary quarters for the summer, my tendency to orient towards goals of productivity is in danger of being seriously thwarted. I know that this can be a good thing. Slow down, smell…
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