Yesterday morning, Pat Cowan passed away. I knew her only tangentially, as we regularly met her while dog walking at one time and later knew of her work with greyhounds. I knew little of her political life and nothing of her teaching career. I knew her through her dogs. They say you can tell a…
Category: friends
Bloggin’ & friends
I sent this article by Doug Johnston of A Million Monkeys Typing off to a friend and then realised that it was more efficient to pass it along to a bunch of friends via the web. This is, after all, part of the basic point of a blog. Well worth a read! Speaking of reading…
Quick sketch – playing with pastels
Pastel dye sticks on cotton, 30″ x 20″. Thought I’d post this because a) it’s the first time I’ve used pastels since Junior High School (that’s grade seven, when I was 13 years old, or nigh on twenty years ago, take your pick) b) It’s something interesting I’m working on c) Kathy Molatch gave me…
For some grevious sin or other
I really ought to keep my mouth shut. When a friend says, “we’ve been given a new second-hand machine and just need to set it up,” I ought to remain silent and perpetuate the illusion (or reality, depending on your perspective) that I know nothing and cannot help in any way. But I have a…
Proof positive…
…that men never grow up. Katherine had a birthday party, in which the snow figured heavily. My husband, a lawyer, engaged in the futile endeavour of being an angel. Our friend, Adrian, with Sam. Both are about six years of age, give or take. My husband, demonstrating to young Katie how to throw oneself off…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 