Nana, Grandson, Great-Grandmother. . . Make a Book Together

Being a grandmother, sometimes I’m lucky to become a child again — as when my grandson and I work together on a project that recalls something my Mother made for my siblings and I 60-some years ago. Technologies and years telescope into a happy afternoon of creativity and reading. . . Click through to read more. . .

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Reading Elegantly? A Covid-19 Outfit of the Day. . .

  Outfit of the Day posts:  you know that I struggle with them (so self-conscious-making! so vulnerable-making!), but you also know that I have reasons for persisting to publish occasional photos of What I Wore.…

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I Had a Meltdown. . . and Then I Recovered. . . How’re You Doing?

First of all, here is the Mason Bee House in our condo-terrace “garden”. . . above, a photo from March 19th, and below, as it was yesterday afternoon.  Three of the tubes were completely empty…

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Five Things Friday, in Bordeaux, in November. . .

More than halfway through my ten weeks’ away from home now, and so much stored up to share here, once I get organised. For now, another Five Things. . .  ’cause Random is the New…

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Communicating, Now and Then. . .

It’s not just because I’ve (temporarily, I hope) run out of fuel for writing new posts, but also because I’ve been looking back, as I enter this blog’s tenth (yes! I know!) year, at earlier…

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