Dictionary, Well-Dressed . . .

 Big stack of student papers to mark this weekend, but I’m pacing myself. This morning I’m catching up with my good friend Alison for a walk; last night Paul and I had a lovely meal…

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Stylish? Word!

One of the treats that eases me way through the week is stopping for a Brioche Royale and an Americano at Nanaimo’s Mon Petit Choux on Thursday morning. Not only does this treat save me some…

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Awe-some . . .

 Some big excitement here the other evening. A former student of mine, who has kept in touch with my through years of wending her way through grad school, travel, and exploring career options, came to…

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Sunday night thoughts . . .

At noon today, we walked our house guests from Paris to our little island ferry and waved good-bye. We couldn’t offer them famous cafés, wonderful public art, or macarons, but they seemed to enjoy sitting…

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Summer Views from my Kitchen Sink

Hostess has asked her blogging community to post photos from their kitchen sink. For me, this is an opportunity to do the two-birds-one-stone thing and show a few photos from the family gathering I hosted…

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