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The New Year

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Joanna M. Weston

Happy New Year!!! New Year traditions are as varied as resolutions (I don’t make them), always interesting and fun, not always healthy but who cares? … THE NEW YEAR bannock in Ireland grapes in Spain with wassail in England first-footing … Continue reading →

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Not to Hurry

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Joanna M. Weston

Three weeks to Christmas and I’m trying to get ahead of myself and the season … NOT TO HURRY the house smells of baking                    shortbread in the oven mince pies to be made I try to make cookies early    seal … Continue reading →

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Beach Scene

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Joanna M. Weston

We were at Ucluelet on the West Coast of Vancouver Island a couple of years ago and the magic of the place stays with me … BEACH SCENE white light streams through firs waves crash through constant wind             mist swallows … Continue reading →

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2 Triolets

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

I’ve been somewhat obsessively writing triolets for the last month or so, and here are two of them, the first relates a friend’s sailing adventure with a dog, the second is all about summer! Triolets have a very specific rhyme … Continue reading →

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Ottawa to Victoria

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

It’s the season for crossing the country from one side to the other to visit family. Always special times, no matter whether it’s just to sit and gab or for a wedding! These occasions are special, and we record them … Continue reading →

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The Best

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

Its Mixed Race Day in Brazil and, being English, French, Scots, and Irish myself, beside being very much Canadian, I like the idea of celebrating this day. With all that I’m remembering a meal I had years ago when we … Continue reading →

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A Clean Slate

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

Happy New Year! We’ve turned the corner, turned over a new leaf, feel brand new with resolutions made (I don’t make them), a sense of looking forward to new adventures, challenges … A CLEAN SLATE laundered   starched                                  ironed  and folded … Continue reading →

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These Hallowed Evenings

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

Halloween coming up: ghosts and goblins, witches and other scaries, will haunt our streets, begging for candy. A time for thinking of those who have died, those memories that remain with us, in this celebration of ancient beliefs … THESE … Continue reading →

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Cosmic

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

I don’t make New Year resolutions (my resolution is not to make them) but I’ve been pondering my place in the universe, myself a micro-dot in the scale of the cosmos. I have no conclusion except that I do have … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

I have started preparations for Christmas, but there’s a whole lot more to be done. I’ve made lists of gifts to be mailed or given, some of the baking is in the freezer, but … GETTING READY I write the … Continue reading →

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