Weekend food-iness!

This weekend was all kinds of busy family fun although it got off to a frantic start Friday afternoon when I got to the ferry just in time to catch the 3:10, only to realize…

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It’s the Weekend! More France!

I’m off to my stylist’s for a cut-and-colour refresher, then we’ll head to Vancouver for the weekend  A huge batch of marking to get through, but interrupted by some Nola time, a seawall run, and…

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Teaching in Style? Wearing Jeans, Talking about Language

I’m surprised how much fun I’ve been having with my 1st-year classes this term. Anyone who teaches university English will tell you it’s not a particularly desired gig, and I’ve ended up with four sections…

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Is that Fall? or Collapse? Listing . . .

Wow! It’s not officially arrived yet, but Fall is kicking my ass, schedule-wise, and it’s showing up right here. I’m letting an extra day or two lapsed between posts, and when I get to them,…

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Surprising Beauty . . .

In my recent post on the Metz Pompidou Centre, I mentioned Mark Kingwell’s meditations on cities and architecture, particularly his thoughts on thresholds. I suspect Kingwell would have something to say about the location of…

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