I’m a sucker for anything with “character.” You know, one of those people that real estate agents market “charming” properties too. Also, the type that buys a new lipstick simply because its packaging is just so darn beautiful. And last but not least, the buyer of highly impractical, but terribly cute shoes.
Make Sure You Come Over With an Empty Stomach!
Living in the multicultural society that we do, I am sure many of you have friends who are from India. Maybe most you already know about what I am going to explain in the next few paragraphs, but I feel it is compulsory to let those of you who don’t know that there are a […]
Classroom Cleaning
A teacher sets about cleaning his classroom before the summer session begins and discovers lots of dust, reminders of how much the tools of teaching have changed over the years, and the awareness that in the classroom or int he home, clutter is still clutter.
A Normandy Garden
Julia McLean finds the poetry in gardening as she writes about her Normandy garden, with its Cider House, 18th century cider press, herbs, flowers and cherries.
The Long, Slow Summers of Youth
The children of summer, the children we once were, don’t read or watch or worry about the weather, they wear it in their skin. Skin wet with a recent shower, or glowing red from a little too much lazing in the sun, it matters not to them. For what these kids have is not only time, as in available hours, but the time of their lives.
Attack of the Killer Lobster
A Maritime outing in search of the world’s best lobster leads to a crustacean attack, and leaves a doctor wondering how to code the injury for Medicare. Was it all worth it? Oh yeah!
Scribbling After Midnight
We were sitting in the Drenched Beagle in Vancouver when a guy from the bar asked me, “Where are we?” “Here.” I said. Later he asked, “What time is it?” “Now,” I said.
Buddy, Can You Spare A Job?
It seems employers of today are refusing to interview applicants who are “presently unemployed.” Let me repeat, employers with viable positions that need to be filled in order to move their companies forward are refusing to interview candidates who are “presently unemployed.”
Breaking Routines — My Night with a Burlesque Dancer
I recently decided to shake up my routines a bit. I’ve gone to different social events. I’ve taken a course or two. I attended WordCamp Victoria 2010 at which I got excited about blogging.
And, then there was the night I spent with a burlesque dancer.
Staff of Life: Secrets of French Breadmaking
Julia McLean fell in love with the Duchess of Windsor’s baker when she was 14 and this also began a love affair with the French art of breadmaking. Here, Julia shares what she has learned from living in France, training in a French atelier (workshop) and working in the bread shop.
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