I remember the day I bought this (not the date, but the day). It was August 1984, and I was back-to-school shopping - starting-university shopping to be precise. School was just a few weeks away, and I had very little concept of what was to come. Having come from a Catholic all-girls school, it was... Continue Reading →
Item #10 – Address List
At first I wasn't sure whether to include this as an object, but since it is a thing, valued as much for its substance as its content, I think it counts. Titled "Robyn's Residences", it was written in or around 1990, when I first moved from Winnipeg to Vancouver. I don't recall the exact circumstance,... Continue Reading →
Lists of 2015
Things that made me sad: Charlie Hebdo ISIS Niqab debate Oliver Sacks John Nash Charleston Things that irritated me: Anti-vaxxers Stephen Harper Christy Clark (a three-peat) Donald Trump and the entire GOP cabal Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and the Senate cabal Trigger warnings Things that inspired me: Trish Keating, Leslie Laforest, Sean Connor The Rosetta Mission Omar... Continue Reading →
Deliciously descriptive
I've had the blessing over the last few months to read a lot more than I usually do, and I was delighted to find enjoyment in so many of the things I read. In addition to a few books, I've enjoyed various news sites, blogs and online versions of magazines. In early June, I read... Continue Reading →
Item #9 – Doc Martens
My precious Doc Martens were recently resurrected - rescued from certain banishment to the trash bin by the wizardry of a local cobbler. With new soles and laces, and a good polish, mama has some new old shoes. I include these in the object category as they are things of mine with meaning beyond their... Continue Reading →
Item #8 – Water Glass
When I was 3 and 4 years old, I attended what would now be called pre-school but back then was called nursery school. Happy Time Nursery School to be exact - on St. Mary's Road in Winnipeg, MB. The school was in a small house, with the upstairs decked out with a coat room, art... Continue Reading →
Friending and Following (and being followed)
http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/social-media-affect-math-dunbar-number-friendships https://medium.com/treatises-on-a-modern-world/the-friend-and-the-follower-1b16ab6bda78 Every now and then I go through my various social media lists and pare back the numbers. I read about the Dunbar number a few years ago, in the book The Tipping Point, and have always found it intriguing that my own number - of FB friends, the social media equivalent of Dunbar... Continue Reading →
Oscar Picks 2015
This is a crossover post from my other blog, where I write brief reviews about all the movies I see (which is a lot - 146 in 2014). Tomorrow night is Oscar night, a formerly sacrosanct day for us that has waned in significance in recent years due to the out-of-this-world cost of seeing a... Continue Reading →
Lists of 2014
Things that irritated me: Rob Ford (a repeat offender) Christy Clark (ditto) Ice bucket challenge Jian Ghomeshi Greenpeace Things that inspired me: Chris Hadfield My aunt, for getting through and over DLBCL Humans of New York Sergeant at Arms Kevin Vickers #illridewithyou Things that amused me: Hadfields' "In Canada" Jimmy Fallon's lip sync contests Facebook... Continue Reading →
Item #7 – Our Daily Bread
I've never been quite sure what to call this item. I don't recall where it came from or how I came to have it. I don't remember getting it, just always having it. This is not a valuable ceramic by Doulton - just a made-in-Japan (literally) trinket. I remember as a kid being fascinated by... Continue Reading →
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