Postcards from Three Cities/Countries
Sending you a few postcards from Lisbon, Madrid, and Paris — come window-shop with me as I wind up this trip.
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Books Read, December 2023
That’s a deceptive photo heading this post. . . those are books my husband and I bought ourselves for Christmas, and you’ll have to wait at least a month before they start showing up here. But I have a full slate of books I read in December — as usual, these range across the genres: literary fiction to memoir to popular genre fiction, book in translation, children’s novel, historical fiction. . . it’s all here. Hope you’ll find something that appeals and that you’ll leave us a comment about a book or two you’ve liked (or not) lately. Click through to join in! Happy Reading!
View PostSketching, From Paris to Vancouver, Croissants to Chicken Vegetable Soup . . .
In that Paris Sketchbook workshop, we filled pages with croissants. Back home in Vancouver, I’m picking up the play as I sketch soup ingredients.
View PostParis, Again. . . Different Every Time!
A bench in a Paris park — sit with me, if you have a minute, and I’ll share a few instances from what’s turning out to be a very busy week in a favourite city. One that I haven’t visited on my own for a few years. Turns out we still get along well. . .
View PostCarry-On Wardrobe Report, at the Halfway Mark
One month, one carry-on case, two countries, five cities, 25 degrees Celsius and sunny to thunderstorms to walking home after dinner when the thermometer’s dropped to 8C. So far it’s worked well, with only one embarrassing wardrobe malfunction . . . click through to read and see more.
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