Giving Thanks . . . and Being Honest . . .

Photos of the colourful blooms, leaves, and berries enlivening my autumn garden. So much to be thankful for. We had our Thanksgiving dinner here on Saturday evening to accommodate the working schedule of New Daughter-in-Law.…

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Reflections and Snapshots

 A regular feature of What I Wore post discussions, particularly among we Women of a Certain Age, is the discomfort we feel in taking, posing for, and posting photos of ourselves. Not only do we…

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What I Wore, and Learning to Love Our Stomachs . . .

Edited to add a Welcome! to those of you visiting fromImogen’s blog. I’m busy helping with my daughter’s wedding preparations today, then celebrating at the wedding on sunday, but I’ll be interested in reading your…

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My Portrait, Revealed

A few weeks ago, I began writing about portraits in response to the wonderful show that recently closed at the Vancouver Art Gallery, and I intimated that I would follow up by telling you something…

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Drawings, Nudes, Women, Thinking. . .

Detail from a painting by my friend, Alison . . . Subject to be revealed . . . The Vancouver Art Gallery exhibition The Modern Woman: Drawings by Degas, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec and Other Masterpieces from…

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Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, all words and photographs in this blog are my own. If you wish to use any of them, please give me credit for my work. And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own. I will take the necessary action to stop such theft. Thanks.