My blogger friend k8edid nominated me for the Versatile Blogger award, which is basically a nomination to a mutual admiration society. I was very pleased to receive this honour and have spent several days, while commuting to and from work, thinking about my response. The rules laid out were: Link back to the person nominating you. List 7…
Not long ago, Husband and I visited the tennis courts at Kitsilano Beach, which is where we met a few years ago. They are public courts, free, with certain guidelines for use – for example, only 30 minutes play if anyone is waiting. Of course there have always been the unofficial rules, cliques and status…
Open jar dill pickles are easy and fun to make. The photo below shows a fresh jar on the left side, just started; on the right is a jar that has been fermenting for about a week. The cloth cover is meant to keep the fruit flies from drowning in the brine. In a bowl,…
This morning’s glance at the news on my phone revealed that Vancouver is #3 on a list of the Worst-Dressed Cities in the world – and only because we are held responsible for the success of Lululemon and the propogation and misuse of yoga pants everywhere. Needless to say, I was unmoved by that information.…
This post is a cheater to fill my mid-week slot. Blogging is demanding. Not only does the blogger need to spend hours writing, and inserting slippery photos and links, but she has to do research – i.e. have a life to write about. I currently have several posts in draft form. Brilliant starts that need a few…
I don’t swim much – almost never, in fact. And I don’t wander about in my bathing suit any more than absolutely necessary. Even so, every few years it is necessary to get a new bathing suit so that I can participate in the expected water-based activities of a tropical vacation. So, the other day when…
We spent the long end-of-summer weekend holidaying in Vancouver, staying at the son’s apartment. We even spent an extra night, so I went directly to work from there this morning. I felt slightly naughty for showing up at work in the same clothes I had worn on Friday, not having been home in the interim! It…
Last weekend while I was relaxing on the deck after a hot afternoon of being at one with nature on a 9th floor deck, my iPhone burped to indicate a blog comment had arrived. Comments are so wonderful to a blogger, that one even welcomes snide comments about rhubarb wine recipes. Said comment implied that…
Seeing Clarely 