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February 24th, 2010 . . .

Food Photography, Part I

Every few months, my husband and his brother used to get together and cook a gourmet meal. My sister-in-law and I were the happy recipients of all this good food — although some dishes were rather experimental. Over the years, we’ve had French, Italian, Greek, Ethiopian, Chinese, and Korean food, to name a few. Nothing ...

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December 9th, 2009 . . . . . . .

Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar 2009

The online version of The Boston Globe, boston.com, is offering the Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar 2009, with a new celestial picture taken from the newly refurbished Hubble Telescope, every day until Christmas. This is a page you’ll want to go back to every day. The pictures are stunning, with vibrant colours and great clarity. ...

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September 24th, 2009 . . . .

Dust Storm in Australia

Yesterday, Sydney Australia was hit by the worst dust storm in 70 years. The pictures from the Boston Globe are simply amazing. One thinks of sandstorms and dust storms in Africa, or even the Middle East, but rarely in Australia, although they also have deserts.  This has been exacerbated by the severe droughts on the continent, ...

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About Me

I was born in Montreal, Quebec (that’s in Canada, folks) but was raised in a small Quebec Laurentians town called Mont-Laurier. I didn’t stay there long, though, and studied and lived in Montreal, Ottawa and Halifax, where I obtained my Masters Degree in Psychology from Saint Mary’s University.Throughout the years, I’ve been a housekeeper, ...