Saturday Morning, Quietly . . .

 I came downstairs just before 6 this morning. These apricot bar-code reflections on the pewter surface of the water. . .  What might that pattern reveal if scanned from far, far above?  From here, it…

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Banker’s Navy? Not Quite . . . But There are Stripes. . .

 My last class of the term was a week ago Monday. Since then, I’ve been holed up with marking, which I can do at home in jeans (or, let’s be honest, pyjamas) just as easily…

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What She Wore — Cycling in Amsterdam, Commuting back Home . . .

Perhaps it’s the marking (I’m invigilating two exams today, and each group of students wants its essays back, graded; then the same for Friday’s exam, just ahead). Perhaps it’s the weird mental/physical space of the…

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Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! I love the leaf-budding energy, the promise of renewal, in this Burning Bush (Euonymus alata). May you feel some of that promise today, whatever your climate, whatever your religion. We will be sharing…

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The Quest for Bread Perfection, Simple Happiness Achieved!

 Why is this man (my dear husband, aka Pater) smiling? Because finally, three years after beginning his bread-baking adventures, after untold loaves made of various combinations of flour, from numerous recipes, employing a plethora of…

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