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Although it's technically a Christmas gift for their family, I had to show my daughter, as she is in town this week and her son is the subject of my watercolor: First snow (12×16):
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Food and travel can be one of the best combinations. Or worst: Air Canada calling it pizza is a stretch. Coincidentally at the same time Lufthansa's caterer has announced that they will begin home delivery of airline dinners. Interesting. On to the best meals of the trip. Seared sea scallops ($21) at New York's Mersaille,…
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Catching up with a chance to practice my high school and college French. So many updates, so I'll work backwards. For today, it's the colors of fall having just returned from la belle provence du Canada – Quebec, having landed there after a Canada/New England cruise. A word about my language skills. My parents were…
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I can live without the cigarettes and skateboards, but no Scotties, smoking or otherwise, nor wine? Next thing they'll add is knitting needles and yarn. Sounds like a sign at the entrance to hell.
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We've all had those moments of serendipitous human connectedness. When I moved to a tiny West Coast Canadian town of 1500, my immediate next door neighbour, as well as the woman five houses up and I all graduated, within two years of each other, from Western Michigan University 2367 miles away. The two of them…
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Super Moon – taken last Saturday night on our way to find some ice cream: Moonstone – instead of fiber, bought this pretty blue rock today while yarn crawling with fellow raveller, DaisyL, who's visiting from Ottawa: Honeymoon-2-B: Mari and KC are engaged at the Edmonton Folk Festival complete with photobomber – the blue dress woman:…
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Living near salt water gives endless possibilities for water watercolours. The same scene always looks different. This one isn't the same scene as in the recent water painting, but it's nearby and at night: And like in photographing some knitting projects, it's difficult to get the colours correct.
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Witnesses to my cooking know I press an inordinate amount of garlic. I'm happy to announce Ikea has built a better mousetrap garlic press. For years and years and years I have sworn by Zyliss or Pampered Chef garlic presses. They were identical except for the fact that the Pampered Chef press held two cloves.…
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Not really graduation, but all this talk in our house about retirement planning as C has determined his date, brings back the same feelings I experienced so many years ago graduating from college. Lots of unknown, friends moving away, being both anxious and excited. I know one thing for sure, I won't be bored. With…
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This particular Saturday, the hands were involved in another creative endeavour. Having taking beginner level courses two years ago and as a birthday gift this year, I attempted the next step: Intermediate Silversmithing with a satisfying result. Here is my sterling silver spinner ring with a gold filled center ring: It's due to a wonderful…
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