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• William Blair Bruce - Landscape with Poppies.

  

  William Blair Bruce, Landscape with Poppies (1887) AGOI saw this painting by William Blair Bruce (1859-1906) when I was at the Art Gallery of Ontario researchin... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Misia - Another Red-headed Muse, Part One

  

  Portrait of Misia - Henri-Toulouse LautrecI had never heard of Misia until G-Pup bought me the book Misia, The Life of Misia Sert, by Arthur Gold and Robert... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2011 CULTURE

• The Muse That Blew The Fuse

  

  Back in the 80s when I used to visit the Art Gallery of Ontario, one of my favourite paintings to see was the Marchesa Casati; a fiery red head with a smolderin... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Election Day in Canada

  

  Old photos and clever anagrams. Too much time on my hands.Can Talk Joy (Jackal Tony, oops I mean Jack Layton)Hazel May Bite (Elizabeth May)A Fine Gift... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2011 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It's A Nice Day for a White Wedding

  

  1840 - Victoria 1863 - Alexandra 1893-Mary 1923- Elizabeth 1947 - Elizabeth 1981 - Diana Kate - Today, 2011.Thanks to all the photographers who took these... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Wow Meow!

  

  Toronto has an incredible street-style photographer and blogger named Nigel Hamid. His blog TorontoVerve features fashionable people on the streets of Toronto... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Courage My Love - Men's Style

  

  I’m a big proponent of men dressing better, with more creativity, more flair and more colour. Jimi Hendrix’ drum major’s coat fills me with delight. Bob... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2011 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, FASHION, LIFESTYLE, MUSIC

• Beatrix Potter's Cottage

  

  Hilltop was one of the homes of children's author, Beatrix Potter. As requested in her will, the interior has been left as if she had just “gone out to the post... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Eggs

  

  While in Germany and Austria in the Spring of 2003 we were pleased to see the breakfast rooms of the pensions we stayed in were nicely decorated for Easter. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Steampunk Meets Peter Rabbit - the Art of Stephen Appleby Barr

  

  Resembling a collision of Beatrix Potter and Steampunk, Toronto artist Stephen Appleby-Barr’s oil paintings are charming on the surface but after looking for... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Ozias Leduc

  

  The Young Student, Ozias Leduc, 1894 Ozias Leduc (1864-1955) was born the son of an apple grower in the small Quebec village of St. Hilaire, about 40... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Mmmm…choooocolaaaaate

  

  Mmmmmm.I walked part the way home today. It was the first day that really felt like Spring and the first day where the wind did not cut me in half. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2011 FOOD & DRINK

• Alice B. Toklas Moves In

  

  I never liked Gertrude Stein. I think her poems are wretched and that she was a domineering, manipulating person. I don’t know what Alice B. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Lady with the Ermine

  

  Art conservators Janusz Czop, left, and Janusz Walek open a box containing the Leonardo da Vinci painting Lady with an Ermine during a press presentation at... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Kiki De Montparnasse

  

  The liberated Kiki was a French artists' model, and a sometime nightclub singer, actress and painter. Mainly, she was a party-girl who was found in the right... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Polka-Dots

  

  My husband likes Bob Dylan very much. I think he’s got everything ever recorded by him, legit or not. Together we’ve seen Dylan about 5 times. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2011 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Crème De Menthe Trifle

  

  I may attest that Paris is not a big pink macaron, but maybe it would enjoy this Crème de Menthe Trifle. It's a stop-them-in-their tracks recipe I found... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Valmont Vs Dangerous Liaisons

  

  My most-read post of all time. Thanks Colin!Milos Forman’s film Valmont came out in 1989, the year after Steven Frears’ Dangerous Liaisons. Both are based on... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2011 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Recovery

  

  I saw a BBC drama yesterday called Recovery starring David Tennant (Dr. Who) who receives a personality-changing head injury that affects the lives of everyone... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2011 CULTURE, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Mysterious Case of the Broom in the Night Or The France and Belgium Caper

  

  Names have not been changed to protect the innocent.After dashing from platform to platform following the much-anticipated clack-clack-clack of the Gare du... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2011 TRAVEL, VACATION