The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak
Let me start by saying that The Winter Palace is so rich with historical detail about Russia in the time of the young Catherine the Great that the atmosphere surrounded…
Lilian Nattel
Decluttering 365–Day 1
Actually I lie, I started a couple of days ago. And I can’t promise a post a day about decluttering. I can’t even promise to declutter every day because Web…
Looking to 2012
"I made a gift for you" (click to enlarge) One of my children wrote this on my window yesterday. I will take it as my motto for 2012. Each day…
Last Night Of Hanukah
This is what we saw as the candles burnt low, reflected in the window, Christmas lights visible from across the street. We were all sitting in the living room, lights…
TV Christmas
I grew up in the golden ghetto, a neighbourhood surrounded on 3 sides by railroad tracks, an irony that I was aware of even as a kid, given that this…
Menstruating in India–Radical Change
When Arunachalam Muruganantham hit a wall in his research on creating a sanitary napkin for poor women, he decided to do what most men typically wouldn’t dream of. He wore…
In Praise of Reality
This week I’ve been very tired after a flurry of busy preparations for the release of Web of Angels as well as months of homework, swim lessons, hockey games and…
Grand Prize Photo Alan Taylor – In Focus – The Atlantic
Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 – Alan Taylor – In Focus – The Atlantic. Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: nature photography
Happy Hanukah!
I’ve been writing posts in my head–somehow there is a gap between head and fingers though, so none of them have been posted. It is winter solstice (though technically the…
On Vulnerability
This is a fabulous talk, worth the time to listen: funny and inspiring. I took notes. Filed under: Uplifting Tagged: Ted Talk vulnerability
National Geographic Photo Contest 2011
National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 – Alan Taylor – In Focus – The Atlantic. Click on the link above to see the other photographs–they are all incredible. Filed under: Beautiful
Canada & Climate Change: the View from Taiwan
Filed under: Concerning Tagged: Kyoto withdrawal
Bookstores Comeback
Whoo-hoo! Sales are up 10% over last year in brick and mortar bookstores! Facing economic gloom and competition from cheap e-readers, brick-and-mortar booksellers entered this holiday season with the humblest…
Schizophrenia vs DID (dissociative Identity disorder)
Thanks to Becca’s comment on my previous genesis post, I thought it would be useful to post a quick explanation of the differences. People who are schizophrenic hear voices. So…
Iceland Photo
Your Scandinavia Photos — National Geographic. Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: nature photography
Delightfully Busy…the Genesis
This is just a note to say I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth! I’ve been busy preparing material for Web of Angels–the genesis and answering interview questions…
My Workspace Revised
Recently, I rearranged the corner where I write. My workspace is 6 ft by 4 ft with another 21 inches of shared space on the table where my large monitor…
Shiny moment
Särav hetk / Shiny moment – Landscape & Rural Photos – Vaido’s Photoblog. Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: nature photography
Blue Skies Again
Sunshine! Thank God I did not awake to the pitter patter of rain. I am probably the only person in Toronto who was glad glad glad when yesterday’s rain turned…
My Horrible, Rotten, No-Good Day
It started this morning when the sound of rain woke me up. First I thought, “It’s raining outside, not inside.” I listened. Then I thought, “Nope, it’s raining inside too,”…