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  • Almost invisible, yet, a thing of beauty

    Almost invisible, yet, a thing of beauty

    Paper. It’s one of those things that’s become almost invisible. We live in a digital age, after all. Yet, paper envelopes still arrive in the mail, paper notebooks are still used in classrooms. Paper bags have returned to grocery stores and wallpaper (on the actual wall of a room) has had a similar revival. Print…

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    Johanne Provençal

    4 May 2024
    all, arts, culture, music, goods and services
    Au Papier Japonais, history of paper, paper-making, The Regional Assembly of Text
  • postcards from Portland

    postcards from Portland

    I was in Portland, Oregon for a few days recently and although I didn’t send any postcards, I did notice a postcard flyer for the Booklover’s Burlesque Festival (I would have gone to that, if I had been there when it was on, but no such luck, drat). So, on the theme of postcards, if…

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    Johanne Provençal

    20 Apr 2024
    all, arts, culture, music, events & festivals, nature & landmarks, neighbourhoods, travel
    Alberta Arts District, Booklovers Burlesque Festival, Porltand, Portland Japanese Garden
  • the path of totality (factoids, flashback and Rome)

    the path of totality (factoids, flashback and Rome)

    A rather dramatic name for something measured by scientific instruments, “the path of totality” refers to the path of the Moon’s shadow where the totality — the “maximum phase of a total solar eclipse, during which the Moon’s disk completely covers the Sun’s bright face” — can be visible from Earth (definition from the American…

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    Johanne Provençal

    6 Apr 2024
    all, nature & landmarks, research and academics
    solar eclipse
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