Recent Culinary Adventures, Autumn-Style!

Photo taken from the Globe and Mail Paul’s been making this lively Plum and Green Olive salad lately, and I highly recommend it! Simple so that the clearly contrasting sweet, salty, and crunchy tastes stand out.…

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What I Wore, *Faux Sure . . .

Last fall’s purchase of a faux fur vest (Banana Republic) turns out to be perfect for this transitional time of year.  Somewhere, somewhere, I saw a post on wearing a fur vest over a white…

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Reflections in an Autumn Garden

 There have been enough words  about big life decisions  and we’ve started a wonderfully rich conversation about the approach to retirement. Thank you all so much for your support and encouragement and understanding — if…

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What I Wore — No-Thought, Fast Prep Dressing!

I really appreciate your thoughtful responsesto my last post. It will take some time for me to adjust to the notion of retiring, and I’ll chat more about this when I’m ready . . .…

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This is the First Day of The Rest . . . . Oh, You know!

This clay fellow was crafted by an artist friend and given to me as a discard from a project she was working on. He’s been weathering just out on our deck for years, occasionally, still,…

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