Spring transitions

Right now the garden’s at that transitional stage in which there are still tatty, tired remnants of winter, but they’re everywhere being replaced by new growth. Above, for example, new leaves and buds of clematis…

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Spring Wardrobe Capsule Challenge, Day 3

You are making this so much easier — notice that I’m a bit more relaxed in these photos, and I’m smiling! Do you think that wearing the cardigan over the dress makes it less obvious…

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It never gets old . . .

Much as we complain about grey, rainy days (ha! more like weeks, no, months!) on the West Coast of Canada, we generally acknowledge our good fortune in wonderful springs that begin unfolding their treasures for…

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Menswear for Me . . .

Stepping out in my new two-tone brogues, I soften the menswear a bit with my handknit silk scarf, my leopard-print leather gloves, the tortoise-shell buckle on my hat. And in its cashmere rendition (a great…

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Still Raining, but there is Food and Film, and All Will be Well Someday . . .

Friday afternoon, I got to our Vanc’r apartment just after 3, which meant I had time for a short nap before arranging to meet Pater (naps are a rare luxury now, but my body remembers…

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