Spring in the Garden!

Still in a holding pattern here, with not much time left over for blogging, but I did get out in the garden the other day with my camera. So while I move on to the…

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A Must-See Film

A few words about Pina if I can stop myself from gushing once I get started. This is a remarkably beautiful film — by Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) — that I’ve wanted to watch since…

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I Need a Holiday after this Weekend!

Crazy busy, fun weekend. Want a rundown? Friday night: Family gathering at my sister’s place to hang out with cousin visiting from England. 4 sisters, 2 brothers, their spouses, my daughter, my mom and her…

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au cinema . . . a Paris . . .

While I’m collecting my thoughts, and photographs, of the wedding, let’s go back to Paris for a while, shall we? Pater and I did, the evening after the nuptials, via Midnight in Paris, showing at…

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Travel Plans: A Tale of Three Cities . . .

Right now, there are four or five centimetres of fresh snow on the railings of our apartment balcony, and freezing rain making a mess of the sidewalk — and the only boots here are unlined…

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