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• Midnight in Paris

  

  "Talk about a fulfilling movie. That's the kind of movie I could sit through again immediately" That's the sort of remarkable thing my husband sometimes says an... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Across the Road from Jack the Ripper?

  

  My family of Smiths is pretty messed up. My father was orphaned 2 days before Christmas 1936 and none of the multitude of available aunts and uncles took him in. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2011 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shabby Sheesh!

  

  We are finally getting around to stripping off this grimy wallpaper, much to our neighbour's chagrin. I'm sure the scritch, scritch is quite audible to the... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2011 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Out Came the Sun and Dried Up All the Rain.

  

  The itsy-bitsy spiderClimbed up the water spoutDown came the rainAnd washed the spider outOut came the sunAnd dried up all the rainAnd the itsy-bitsy... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2011 ENVIRONMENT, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Reclusive Heiress Bequeaths Her "Monet".

  

  Huguette Clark, a reclusive heiress who died May 2011 in New York, has left a painting from Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” series to Washington D.C's Corcoran... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2011 CULTURE

• Paris Piquant by Philippa Campsie

  

  Le Comptoir Colonial. photo: copyright Philippa Campsie and Norman BallSo many flavours, so little time...Philippa Campsie, professor at the University of... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Insider's Guide to Paris - Articles | Travel + Leisure

  

  Auberge Ravoux, photo Hazel SmithDespite the fact that I found ordering and eating out alone in Paris the most daunting of tasks, I did manage to have the... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2011 TRAVEL

• Poppy

  

  While walking the dog, I found these poppies in a neighbour's garden. I was delighted at how these poppies were complemented by the maroon leaves of the... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2011 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• I'm Too Sexy for My Pot

  

  Wow. I tried to take a picture of my newly-acquired Hibiscus but they all came out overly-turgid, if you know what I mean. Here's my sexy hibiscus bought from... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Smell-a-vision

  

  I wish I could share the smell of my Climbing Hydrangea. Right now it fills the garden with a yummy aroma which is a bit Rose Peony and a bit... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Through a Glass Darkly

  

  Top point, black and tan dog, paw facing southThe human mind relies heavily on its ability to remember and recognize patterns. Sometimes we see patterns where... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Late Bloomers

  

  Uggh. It's been such a cold, wet spring. Everything in my backyard is about 2 weeks behind. If the weather carries on this way it will be July 1st before I see... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Gordon Lightfoot

  

  I went to see Gordon Lightfoot last night at Toronto's Massey Hall. Lightfoot plays Massey Hall every spring and he's played there now over 150 times. Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2011 CULTURE

• Happy 70th Birthday Bob Dylan

  Early one morning, the sun was shining, I was laying in bed... and the disc jockey's tribute to Bob Dylan's birthday today was to play Blowin' in the Wind. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2011 CULTURE, MUSIC

• A Time Capsule Unearthed in My Neighbourhood

  

  There's a Chinese place, the Ace Restaurant, on my high street that's been closed for years. It may have been open in the mid-80s when I originally moved into... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2011 CULTURE

• Museum Month

  

  Canadian Museum of Civilization May is Museum Month in Canada's province of Ontario, in recognition of International Museum Day, which is celebrated worldwide o... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Tamara De Lempicka

  

  On this day, May 16, 1898, painter Tamara de Lempicka was born as Maria Górska in Warsaw. She was the first woman artist to be a glamour star and I think Lady... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Cardinalis Cardinalis

  

  To hear (and see) the Northern Cardinal in our city back yard is a treat that's happening more and more. Lying in bed in my attic bedroom and hearing their happ... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• The Vertical Gardens of Patrick Blanc

  

  Patrick Blanc has has the wonderful vision to grow gardens vertically. How beneficial this must be for air we breathe by cycling and recycling air in... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2011 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Misia - Another Red-headed Muse, Part Two

  

  Pierre Bonnard Pierre Bonnard Edouard VuillardIn 1900 Misia was a voluptous 28 years old. The Paris Exposition was on. Misia was about to lose her good friend... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE