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• When the Pieces Fall into Place

  

  I have to see this because I love this kind of art history mystery."Where I Was Born..."A Photograph, A Clue and the Discovery of Abel BoulineauMarch 5-August... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Polly's Pig

  

  Artist and fellow blogger Polly Jackson has had her illustration of a little pig unwilling to get his feet wet used in the Huffington Post. So cool, Polly!... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Colin the Firth

  

  Long live King Colin the Firth.The first time I saw Colin Firth was in 1986 on Masterpiece Theater in a mini-series called Lost Empires. He was playing a young... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Yann Tiersen

  

  Snore.Yann Tiersen's the guy responsible for the Amelie soundtrack and he was at the Phoenix, a Toronto concert hall. I guess I'm living in a fantasy world but ... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2011 CULTURE

• A Jewel of A House - from Elle Decor

  

  Giulia Geranium's human friend brought my attention to this beautiful house in Morocco. Please click here for moreThe photographer, Simon Upton...wasn't he on... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Vive La Difference

  EF - Live The Language - Paris from Albin Holmqvist on Vimeo.Super-cute video brought to my attention by Clotilde at Chocolate and Zucchini. Wish I was 20 again. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Special Report: Snow in Toronto

  It snowed. In Toronto. Not the snopocalypse that was predicted; there was less than 2 inches on the path this morning. The schools are closed. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Vivienne Westwood's London

  

  I watched the first installment of Vivienne Westwood's London on CTV on Saturday. Really, who has the TV at 7 on a Saturday? I had to rearrange my dinner... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• More Pictures of Moulin's Sleeping House

  

  I found these photos of Mantin's sealed house on http//amandedouceamere.canalblog.com et www.bellesdemeures.comPortrait of Louis Mantin I found on www.allier. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• What Colour is Your Hoodie?

  

  As many of you know, I started bridging classes at the U of T this week. I'm enjoying the energy my prof has to offer although we're still focusing on how to... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2011 CULTURE

• Back to School

  

  This will be my new school - at least for a couple of hours a week. I've been accepted for Academic Bridging at the University of Toronto and I'll be starting... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2011 CULTURE

• So Who Says You Can't Cook?!

  

  I suppose a lot of people think it's odd that I can't drive or play a musical instrument or hold down a steady job. I think it's odd that I'm running into a... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2011 FOOD & DRINK

• the Media IS the Message

  Please fill out the petition above if you appreciate CBC Radio and TV.I used to work for a CBC Radio Producer's Union. I know how hard these people work creatin... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2011 MEDIA

• The Year of Living Creatively

  

  The resolution that my husband and I came up with this year besides date-nights, reading more and losing the requisite 10 pounds, was to do something creative... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Final Installment - It Was the Best of Days, It Was the Worst of Days, It Was...

  

  Side-street in Auvers-Sur-Oise. Pissarro painted itAt the information centre at the Chateau Daubigny I picked up more maps and a city bus schedule. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Van Gogh's Bedroom

  

  After acquiring my ticket to Van Gogh's bedroom, I was allowed up the back stairs to a darkened room in order to watch a very poignant film on Van Gogh's life i... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Part 3 - The Auberge Ravoux

  

  Coming back down the hill from the Auvers-sur-Oise cemetery took a little longer than I had anticipated and I felt that I was walking not in the footsteps of Va... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• It Was the Best of Days, It Was the Worst of Days, It Was My Last of Days -...

  

  It was so cold when I got off the bus. It hadn't warmed up at all. I had 45 minutes to spare before my lunch reservation at the Auberge Ravoux. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• It Was the Best of Days, It Was the Worst of Days, It Was My Last of Days -...

  

  La Mairie D'Auvers-Sur-Oise, Hazel Smith 2010La Mairie D'Auvers-Sur-Oise, Vincent Van Gogh, 1890October 13 was the day I had planned to go to Auvers-sur-Oise,... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Still Walking

  

  After leaving Galeries Lafayette, I walked around the much-too-large Opera and down Avenue de l'Opera. It was coming-home-from-work time and because of the... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION