Category: everyday life
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button up and settle in, my friends
Read more: button up and settle in, my friendsIt takes a minute. To shift gears. To get into the gear. One minute, I have a thin cotton scarf across my shoulders to protect me from the heat of the summer sun. The next minute, I’ve got thin gloves and my trench coat at the ready for the morning and evening walks. In short:…
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“Walking both sides of an invisible border”
Read more: “Walking both sides of an invisible border”Today is September 30th and I have a few words about a few truths. One — The title of this week’s blog post quotes a poem and retrospective exhibition of work by Alootook Ipellie (1951-2007), an Inuit visual artist and writer. The photo above features a detail of one of his drawings, “The Idiot Box…
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beyond bubbles
Read more: beyond bubblesIt starts with grade school parties, handing out invitations, eating birthday cake. Then high school, getting together with friends, parental warnings to stay out of trouble. Soon, it’s first apartments, first parties. Not long after, life gets busy. Days and nights are full and one of the only ways to spend time with everyone is…
a few words ... from Montréal 