Saturday Photo: Another Invasive, and One Not So
The perfume of Russian olives fills the air these mornings. A bit like the scent of orange blossoms, it lingers all day. I love the trees hardiness, as well as…
Mary Soderstrom
Saturday Photo: The Beauty of Invasive
Maybe 20 years ago I bought a couple of columbine plants at a time when I wanted to switch to annuals in our small garden. They have thrived, and are…
Saturday Photo: Making up for Lost Time with Two Photos from the Gaspé
Just spent a great week on the Gaspé peninsula with Lee. It was part work, but mostly play and we had a wonderful time. The weather was cool and windy,…
Saturday Photo: Forget-me-nots in the Grass
I don’t believe in lawns, so the little one we have in our small backyard is strewn with many plants other than grass. Among them is mitosis or forget-me-nots which…
Saturday Photo: Green Rain after the Real Rain
The photo actually was taken a few years ago, but it looks like this outside today. The maple trees are dropping their little flowers (drupes, I think, is the proper…
Goodreads Giveaway Winners Announced!
The Goodreads Giveaway for Road through Time: The Story of Humanity on the Move ended on the weekend. Here are the winners: Kal Adler, Steven Telly and Muayad Aldarweesh. They…
Saturday Photo: Getting There….
This is the week the trees leaf out, and in spite of the rain they seem to be on schedule this year. Lovely to see the green…
Saturday Photo: Shameless Self-Promotion Department
This is what the book looked like at the launch a week ago. Since then I’ve talked about writing it at the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival and am now…
Saturday Photo: Standing Room Only at the Launch Party for Road through Time
And a good time was had by all! Librairie Drawn and Quarterly was packed Thursday night when we celebrated the launch of my latest book, Road through Time: The Story…
Official Launch Tonight!
Just a reminder to my friends who haven’t already heard: we’re having the launch party for Road through Time: The Story of Humanity on the Move tonight from 7-9 p.m.…
Saturday Photo: First Walk in the Cemetery in a Long While
Beautiful day today. Almost certain that it will eventually be spring! This morning I took a walk in the Mount Royal Cemetery for the first time since the fall–in the…
Saturday Photo: The Port of Montreal, Ice-free in April
It used to be that just about now the first ocean-going ships would make it up the St. Lawrence to Montreal. Before then travel on the river would be dangerous…
Saturday Photo(s):Me and Me and Me
A friend sent me one of those silly tag things this week: you’re supposed to post a photo of when you were younger on your Facebook page, and then challenge…
Saturday Photo: Last Snow? Good Thing Easter’s Late
Surprise! A little snow on Friday that stuck to all the trees most beautifully. It’s gone now, and the sun is high in the sky, so perhaps we really are…
Saturday Photo: Getting Rid of It…
Lots of snow here this last week. It’s always a surprise, but March can bring lots of the white stuff. Here’s a photo taken a few years ago when they…
Saturday Photo: Coming Up for Air…
The snow in front is nearly gone, except for the fine dusting that fell yesterday. It’s cold–minus 22C on the back porch when we got up. But the days are…
Saturday Photo: Coming Up for Air…
The snow in front is nearly gone, except for the fine dusting that fell yesterday. It’s cold–minus 22C on the back porch when we got up. But the days are…
Saturday Photo: The Waters of March…Canada and Brazili
I’ve posted this before, but I like the photo a lot. It’s March and the snow is/was melting. (I say was, because we’re quite cold today so there won’t be…
Saturday Photo: The Waters of March…Canada and Brazili
I’ve posted this before, but I like the photo a lot. It’s March and the snow is/was melting. (I say was, because we’re quite cold today so there won’t be…
Saturday Photo: Winter Seating–But Not for Long
Last Sunday Lukas and Thomas built an igloo in the backyard, and the snow was knee deep in the parks. Not much chance that anyone would have been tempted to…