Time to Smell the Roses. . .

 Working away here, trying to get my fall syllabi in order and make some headway on my research. But there’s still time to smell the roses. . . and share them.  Not just roses, as…

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Canada Day Regatta

 Look! It’s a regatta! And we’ve got front-row seats, young and old together. If you look closely, especially if you click to enlarge the photo, you’ll note the downiness that indicates the seated chaps are…

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Into the Light . . . Windows and Doors

 Thank you so much for all the kind comments you left on my lastrather tremulous post. I’m still guarding my own words rather carefully, although I will try to respond, eventually, in the comments stream.…

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Mothers and Daughters . . .

Warning: I’ve been processing some big life stuff lately, and I’m going to slip some news in at the end of this post. I’m going to aim for a deceptively light, perhaps brisk, hopefully not…

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Who’s Joined Us in the Garden? A Bordeaux Visitor

 This lovely fellow arrived last week in a parcel of cushions we had shipped from France (more on those later), and we were very pleased to welcome him. We last saw him in Bordeaux where…

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