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Another funeral yesterday. It was held in Point Pleasant Park at the Gazebo. The sun was strong, as was the wind. The air cool. The...

By the brook, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Lila and I took a walk on the trail by the brook today. On the way back, we stopped to...

The brook, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Friday afternoon, I had four Portuguese Water dogs in my living room. It was a very busy...

NYC March 4, 2012 , originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. New York City is like bread: comfort food that leaves you wanting more. And makes...

Yes, I’m definitely in New York City, where everything moves faster and is bigger than life. To my surprise, a woman got up to give me...

Sophia, 4 days old, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. There’s a new baby in my life, a new love. Sophia Anne, born Wednesday 25 January....

Bayswater Beach, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Birthdays are such interesting events. It seems there is often a duplicity happening:...

IMG_1539, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I had a surprise early birthday present last Monday (the actual day is Saturday coming). My...

Cleveland Point Beach May, 2010, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn.

Lila-7-days, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Today is Lila’s birthday. She is now six years old. Amazing. She hasn’t always been an...

Joanne, Aaron and I went to Crystal Crescent Beach (in Sambro) last Saturday afternoon. It was a windy and sunny day. We wandered around...

IMG_1203, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I still think a lot about Jack Layton dying. It still feels very sad. He was such an...

It’s very sad to hear about Jack Layton’s death this morning. His heart, his mind, his words and actions were strong. The body went. He...

Sexy fish and chips, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. After coming home from my interlude on the North Shore, I went to a birthday...

Lila and I spent a few days on the North Shore of Nova Scotia, in beautiful Brule. There were two other Portuguese Water Dogs there and...

Sailing on the Arm, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Of course it has been cold and rainy since we went sailing Monday. But it did give...

Sailing on the Arm, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. The week with Tamar and Damian here has come and gone so quickly, just a blink in...

Aarlborg, DK airport, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Tamar and Damian came in yesterday afternoon. I went to the airport to pick up...

As I was driving into Halifax this morning (to turn in my contract and other school business: yes, I will be teaching a figure drawing...

One reason my visit to NYC was so pleasant was the easy commute into the city from where Tamar, Dan and Damian live now.  They moved in...