Weather to Dress For . . . Skies and Snowfall Warnings

Yesterday’s high was -5 Celsius. Minus 5. The high. Oh, I know, I know, my fellow Canadians from about 150-200 kilometres inland all the way East to the Atlantic will be sneering. Minus 5, that’s…

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A Wintry View

Brrrr! If you’ll allow a theatrical shiver or three, here are some cold-looking photos of the view from here. . . . The wind-whipped, white-capped grey waves matched the steely shades of the sky .…

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Birthdays and Other Milestones . . .

What a fabulous weekend! Little girl loved her birthday party, a very simple family-only affair built around some delicious homemade lasagne, garlic bread, caesar salad, topped off by a yummy carrot cake — the best…

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What I Wore to Drink My Tea (and Teach my Classes). . .

What? Is that argument still rankling? No, just kidding. . . . I’m smiling, if rushing, and grateful to Pater for wielding the camera despite the morning insanity. And he’s so good about making sure…

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Garden Delights and Running News

Perhaps eight, maybe ten years ago, I commented to a colleague who also gardens that I really loved a small tree, just below our department’s building, one that managed to be festooned with both white…

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