Birthdays, Memories

When a little girl and her Mom and I were walking, quite a few weeks ago, Little Girl described exactly the bike she wanted: a pink unicorn bike, with a horn, and when you pushed…

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Affordable Europe? Small Budget Hotels We’ve Liked

I see that this page has been attracting a surprising number of clicks lately, which really means that I must update. I suspect you’ll find that much of this information is not as relevant as…

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Brooch-ing the Subject . . .

My sister recently scanned this wonderful photo of my mother’s convocation at what was then quaintly (and a bit chillingly, no?) called Normal School, i.e. Teacher Training College (Edited to add: ThisWikipedia entry defines the…

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(Oyster)-Catching Happiness

 I was thrilled to catch a flash of yellow (legs), then red (long bill) on the beach the other day, and then count 1, 2, 3, and 4 oystercatchers on the beach. Even more thrilled…

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Outside, Inside . . . November’s charms

 Due to a labour situation on campus (the union for our support staff has set up pickets in a walkout anticipated to last two days, although they’re legally in a position to strike for longer),…

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Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, all words and photographs in this blog are my own. If you wish to use any of them, please give me credit for my work. And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own. I will take the necessary action to stop such theft. Thanks.