Happy New Year, May Yours Be Cough-Free!

2024 gave us a few days before knocking us out with a cough-ridden plague, but I’m finding a few happy diversions: walking the neighbourhood, sketching a house or two, wearing a favourite OOTD, and admiring the winter blooms, especially the fragrant ones. Walk along with me? Just click through. . .

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Okay, then, Autumn it Is!

Despite the title, this post is more an elegiac nod to summer sights and outfits worn, photos garnered on walks through the sunny urban landscape. On the cusp of autumn, I’d love to share these with you and we can wave good-bye to this season together. . .

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Summer’s Treasures, Little Pleasures, Happiness Can Be . . .

Another in my Walking, Wearing, Listening series, in which I talk about a podcast I listened to while walking in my neighbourhood . . . and I share photos of what I saw and what what I wore. This time, I’m summing up a podcast about a treasure hunt for the simple pleasures of summer. And I’m making a little list. Come join me? Click through to read more.

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Bundled Up for the Season — Comfort and Joy and a Coat or Two

Time to bring that travel wardrobe firmly back to Vancouver. The coat that served me well in Paris and Turin has to work harder now that ice and snow are bringing the BRrrrr factor to my neighbourhood walks. Click through for some What I Wore examples and also some chat about what’s going on at my place as Christmas approaches.

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Vancouver Mural Walk, Cheer and Courage Guaranteed. . .

As eager as I am to be in Paris and Rome again (especially to see and hug the overseas family members) there’s still much to enjoy right here, in the neighbourhood. For example, I could…

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