cuteness and packing confusion — last-minute changes

Are these baby sunglasses cute or what?! Here’s Nola with one of her favourite aunts as we head out to visit her great-grandma the night before I flew to Ottawa. Maybe her cuteness discombobulated me,…

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My bag’s are packed, I’m ready to go . . .

Getting the summer wardrobe out of storage, I remembered this favourite combo and was reminded that I did some mixing-and-matching pattern-mixing even before these other bloggers inspired me to do more. I enjoyed wearing it…

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more lisbon beauties

My creation, originally uploaded by materfamilias knits. Here’s another mosaic — as Patricia suggested in yesterday’s comments, sunshine is an integral part of Lisbon’s beauty, and the ubiquitous yellow walls intensifies its uplifting effects. I…

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Lisbon — Beauty’s in the Details

My creation, originally uploaded by materfamilias knits. I’ve written so little about our time in Portugal, almost nothing about Lisbon, that I’m feeling guilty, almost as if I’d snubbed or betrayed a new friend. I’ve…

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Mater’s heading East

We’re over in Vanc’r right now, arriving here just as the Gay Pride parade was finished so the atmosphere is very festive, especially since we’ve got fabulous summer weather back again. I made sure we…

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