First Five November Friday Things. . . .Food, Books, Colourful Knits, Opera. . . .

Five Things? I can do that, this Friday morning at the beginning of November. . . . Let’s see. 1.  The Vancouver Opera production of Tosca, which we saw last Saturday, was sumptuously satisfying. Wonderfully…

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Five Things Friday

Didn’t that week roll around to Friday quickly? Damn, that was fast! Busy work week, and I’m trying to fight off sinusitis (not officially diagnosed, no antibiotics yet, but drip. drip. drip. Not to mention…

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A Different Kind of Peace . . .

 Doesn’t it look peaceful, the view from our beach? But that’s all going to change in a few hours. The peace is going to be disrupted, and I couldn’t be happier. My son and daughter-in-law…

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Tranquility, from me to you . . .

 Thought I’d share some of the serenity I gathered during my indulgent weekend. . . . Spotted this tranquil scene this evening, grabbed my camera and trotted down to the beach, barefoot, to snap it…

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Happy (on) Valentine’s Day

Things that have made me happy lately: Crocuses pushing up cheerily through the leaf mulch . . . if ever there were a declaration of winter changing to spring, this is it! Makes me think…

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