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books, Joy

The Joy of Books

 I’ve spent most of this week reading. OK, I had errands to run, shopping to do, and orders to fill at work. Yes, there were also the people who came to power wash the stonework, paint the front door and the inside banister. Plus, there was the complication of taking off all the old (antique) […]

books, Joy

The Joy of Books

 I’ve spent most of this week reading. OK, I had errands to run, shopping to do, and orders to fill at work. Yes, there were also the people who came to power wash the stonework, paint the front door and the inside banister. Plus, there was the complication of taking off all the old (antique)

books, reality, words

Words, words and more words…..

 Today I bought “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows” by John Koenig. I have mentioned this book before in an earlier post. It’s a must read for anyone interested in words. Basically, it is a lexicon of terms the author has coined to deal with those feelings we all have, but are unable to express because

books, reality, words

Words, words and more words…..

 Today I bought “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows” by John Koenig. I have mentioned this book before in an earlier post. It’s a must read for anyone interested in words. Basically, it is a lexicon of terms the author has coined to deal with those feelings we all have, but are unable to express because

books, Toronto, words

Card(s)…

Our writing word for today is “card.” It’s my suggestion, because last week was a week of “cards.” First my husband finally got a Presto card. Our local transit system, the TTC, is phasing out money and tokens in favour of electronic cards that you top-up on-line and then use to board trains and buses,

books, Toronto, words

Card(s)…

Our writing word for today is “card.” It’s my suggestion, because last week was a week of “cards.” First my husband finally got a Presto card. Our local transit system, the TTC, is phasing out money and tokens in favour of electronic cards that you top-up on-line and then use to board trains and buses,

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February Freeze

This post is a little out of sync, but then hasn’t everything been lately!! Extreme cold must dull the brain. The temperature has been plunging regularly to the -20s ºC from the mid – 10s ºC this February, making it the coldest February on record. Hence, I have had “brain-freeze.” Things need to lighten up

books

February Freeze

This post is a little out of sync, but then hasn’t everything been lately!! Extreme cold must dull the brain. The temperature has been plunging regularly to the -20s ºC from the mid – 10s ºC this February, making it the coldest February on record. Hence, I have had “brain-freeze.” Things need to lighten up

books, poetry

Wild, Wilder, Wildest

I have just finished reading the book “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed. I loved it!! I now have to see the movie, starring Reese Witherspoon. In a nutshell, it’s the story of a women who walked the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) on her own, when she was twenty-six. It all happened in the summer of 1995.

books, poetry

Wild, Wilder, Wildest

I have just finished reading the book “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed. I loved it!! I now have to see the movie, starring Reese Witherspoon. In a nutshell, it’s the story of a women who walked the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) on her own, when she was twenty-six. It all happened in the summer of 1995.

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