Given the space limitations of carry-on luggage, I constrain myself from too much shopping in Paris (although I borrowed some of Pater’s space to bring back some great linen pieces that were on sale at…
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I finally finished this scarf/shawl (Juno Regina, made in Misti Alpaca laceweight, 2 skeins) just before we left for holidays. The extended warm weather invited blocking, so after soaking the scarf in a Eucalan bath,…
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Yesterday was destructively windy in Vancouver (a tree knocked the balcony off someone’s apartment!), but very refreshing here, cooling homes as it whipped up whitecaps on the water. It’s probably stirred the cooler temps back…
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I wrote this post yesterday morning, went to Publish, and realized the Wi-fi connection had been cut off partway through so I’d lost most of my work. Re-writing it with slightly less enthusiasm now that…
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What do I love about Paris, even in this sweltering, lassitude-inducing heat? !?!!!?Not the swollen feet which insist on Birkenstocks, even at the risk of disdainful looks (actually, the model I wear is v. popular…
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