This afternoon I returned home from Dad's place. He is doing well.

While visiting I did little writing, a lot of knitting and a lot of reading. I am revisiting Robertson Davies' Cornish Trilogy. I heard him read from the manuscript of The Lyre of Orpheus in 1987 before it was published, and the three books have become favourites. They are dark and ( Read more... )

I have returned home, only briefly, from my working vacation at Jane and David's new cottage in Point Clark on Lake Huron. I helped David trim windows, doors and floor, build a staircase, and construct IKEA cabinets for the kitchen. Most of the pine construction will be left unpainted and unstained to develop a natural patina, and I spent ( Read more... )