tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post2490409339428669958..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Let's Take a Walk Through Stanley Park . . . OOTD: Denim Skirt, Black Sneakers, Black V-neck. . . materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-28873065107236695712016-07-16T11:02:57.664-07:002016-07-16T11:02:57.664-07:00Mistery solved :-)
And it was really great,especia...Mistery solved :-)<br />And it was really great,especially Hockney<br />D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-74953655265193688172016-07-15T08:30:48.440-07:002016-07-15T08:30:48.440-07:00Thanks mater..I'll look out for that. I'd ...Thanks mater..I'll look out for that. I'd usually use 100% Shea Butter or at least wear socks for a while ...but threw caution to the winds this time with bare feet! <br />Sue is great! It was so lovely to be able to meet up for lunch ...blogs are certainly great at bringing people together! Mind you, my children had great fun teasing me about arranging to see people I'd met on the Internet!!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-57223944911680225452016-07-15T08:30:23.032-07:002016-07-15T08:30:23.032-07:00Thanks mater..I'll look out for that. I'd ...Thanks mater..I'll look out for that. I'd usually use 100% Shea Butter or at least wear socks for a while ...but threw caution to the winds this time with bare feet! <br />Sue is great! It was so lovely to be able to meet up for lunch ...blogs are certainly great at bringing people together! Mind you, my children had great fun teasing me about arranging to see people I'd met on the Internet!!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-61677167767150507622016-07-15T06:44:10.093-07:002016-07-15T06:44:10.093-07:00Isn't that "rubus" family astonishin...Isn't that "rubus" family astonishing? So many adaptations! And you're so right -- no end to learning, at least not for the curious.<br />I'm finding it very useful to plan something like your ex-colleague. I do allow myself the occasional day in, knowing that's what I need if we've been really busy. But I do think that activity and variety and engagement with the world, with the new as well as with the old and comfortable, all this is important to staying healthy in as many ways as possible. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-86727396040193321932016-07-15T06:41:26.570-07:002016-07-15T06:41:26.570-07:00Another traveler with blistered feet. So sorry for...Another traveler with blistered feet. So sorry for you! Consider picking up some Body Glide, which really does protect against blisters. You'll find it in running stores -- we runners use it to avoid chafing, not just on our feet.. . <br />So glad you're enjoying your visit, although I'm guessing the rain spoiled Montreal for you a bit. And I'm happy you and Sue got together -- isn't she great?materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-18076812910072972982016-07-15T06:38:01.223-07:002016-07-15T06:38:01.223-07:00Ouch! I'm so sorry bout your feet -- although ...Ouch! I'm so sorry bout your feet -- although I looked up that Hockney show, and I'm tempted to say it was worth every painful toe. . . and The Stones at the Saatchi as well. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-53774687007923419242016-07-15T06:36:09.111-07:002016-07-15T06:36:09.111-07:00Sockless, I must admit. These shoes are a very snu...Sockless, I must admit. These shoes are a very snug fit, and not much room for socks. The Body Glide generally keeps blisters away, but the limit for that seems to be about 8K. I miscalculated. . . sadly!<br />materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-44920664646141170852016-07-15T06:34:40.370-07:002016-07-15T06:34:40.370-07:00It did, Susan, a devastating windstorm in 2006, hu...It did, Susan, a devastating windstorm in 2006, huge damage to thousands of trees, some of them hundreds of years old. The replanting (some 15,000 trees, I believe) is beginning to soften the scarred appearance now, and as you can see, there are still large areas that were left relatively unscathed.<br />Interesting what you say about Stu's camera-wielding, very similar to Pater's. . . somehow the holiday shots work so much better, or, as in these shots in the park, when there's a context that's perhaps new and more engaging for them? Hmmmm. . . <br />materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-35116023490130880552016-07-15T06:30:08.101-07:002016-07-15T06:30:08.101-07:00I Love that "deliciously" -- so true, is...I Love that "deliciously" -- so true, isn't it, when we get the chance for some solitude during a time that's at a premium!?<br />We Canadians do have a rep for niceness, don't we? It's not always true, of course, but I'm pleased that's the side of us you saw consistently. And I'll pass your encouragement along to Pater -- he'll be gratified ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-21080311131247484082016-07-15T06:28:21.923-07:002016-07-15T06:28:21.923-07:00This kind of knowledge, arcane though it might see...This kind of knowledge, arcane though it might seem to some, is so satisfying, isn't it? I remember my dad (an immigrant from Yorkshire) talking about the drink "Dandelion and Burdock," so when I came home and tracked down the name of the plant I'd seen, it immediately acquired another layer of significance and association for me.<br />I find that to be so true about skirts. . .while some might see them as fussier than pants, I find them easy to wear.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-19075038204297951792016-07-15T02:13:25.054-07:002016-07-15T02:13:25.054-07:00At first sight, I would have identified the berry ...At first sight, I would have identified the berry in photo nr. 8 as an ordinary raspberry, never having heard of neither thimbleberries nor salmonberries. Then I looked up "rubus" and found there are several hundred varieties of that plant! There is no end to learning. <br />Your systematic explorations of your neighbourhood and city seem to be doing you a lot of good and are setting a good example for everybody facing retirement. Yesterday I met an ex-colleague who has been retired for a couple of years now. She told me she was living by a simple rule: one outing or appointment a day. Of course there are exceptions, as with every rule, but the general idea seemed very wise to me.Eleonorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-3172186419506132752016-07-14T18:01:54.556-07:002016-07-14T18:01:54.556-07:00Vancouver :)phones playing up again! I'm actua...Vancouver :)phones playing up again! I'm actually writing while sitting on a rock at Canada's Wonderland in Toronto!<br />RosieRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-56897313039062650192016-07-14T17:59:13.981-07:002016-07-14T17:59:13.981-07:00Hi Frances ..you look relaxed and happy! I've ...Hi Frances ..you look relaxed and happy! I've mentioned before how much I enjoyed walking through Stanley Park and cycling along the sea wall,when we visited Van cover. . How wonderful to be so near to such a special place. It must help in your transition, to still be so near to the sea. Re shoes and blisters! I'm in the same position as you! I bought a pair of white Superga trainers..thought they might be useful when travelling, especially for wet days and boy was I right!It rained almost continually when we were in Quebec and Montreal. However they caused blisters on my heels so that I can't wear any shoes without blister plasters and I need thick socks with the trainers! So no wearing them with cropped jeans! They felt so comfortable in the shop!:)<br />By the way, I did see some amazing bunches of radishes in the Byward Market but unfortunately no sign of the lady you spoke to.<br />Hope you're having a good week.<br />Rosie Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-41429777812755069392016-07-14T11:47:34.214-07:002016-07-14T11:47:34.214-07:00Penny is so right!
Maturity is a blessing
Vancouve...Penny is so right!<br />Maturity is a blessing<br />Vancouver is so beautiful-and you look apsolutely relaxed and happy<br />About blisters: I lay in a bed with wet towels on my feet before dinner- I traveled today in sneakers that I was wearing almost every day at home and after two exibitions (Rolling Stones and Hockney) I can barely walk<br />DottoressaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-4283483385043734492016-07-14T10:50:04.726-07:002016-07-14T10:50:04.726-07:00Are you wearing those shoes with sockettes? (If I ...Are you wearing those shoes with sockettes? (If I do not, and they aren't sandals, they always rub.)<br /><br />Memories of Stanley Park, long ago- even more majestic now.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-67025910868149353022016-07-14T10:49:23.974-07:002016-07-14T10:49:23.974-07:00Didn't Stanley Park have a lot of damage done ...Didn't Stanley Park have a lot of damage done to it a few years ago? Big wind storm or something??? Or maybe that was Point Pleasant Park in Halifax. Ah well.. never mind. It looks lovely. Stu and I tried his taking shots of me last week. Seems that only works when we're on holiday... and in Paris or Algonquin Park or something. The back yard shots with our gorgeous hydrangea bed in the background were an unqualified disaster. Well, except for the hydrangea:)Sue Burpeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07282970328494769657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-30297103551334287822016-07-14T09:24:20.816-07:002016-07-14T09:24:20.816-07:00I walked twice through Stanley Park during my all-...I walked twice through Stanley Park during my all-too-brief visit to Vancouver, once alone (deliciously) and once accompanied (pretty much all the way around!). Aside from the abundant beauty, I was particularly charmed by the folks following behind me on my solitary venture - midway along, I noticed that my pashmina scarf had fallen away, so I turned back and after several turns met a couple who promptly asked me if I had lost a scarf, because if I had, they had carefully set it aside but still in view. So kind, and so typical of everyone I met. I especially enjoyed retracing some of my steps with you, and learning what thimbleberries are! (BTW, Pater is indeed excelling himself in his photography of you and what you are wearing.) Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035642478179187618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-55523330050246744972016-07-14T08:21:37.634-07:002016-07-14T08:21:37.634-07:00I was walking last night and spotted what you have...I was walking last night and spotted what you have identified as burdock. When I looked closely I saw the leaves were what I had called 'wild rhubarb'. I don't remember ever seeing the flowers before. Today I see these are two names for the same plant. A nice bit of knowledge; I will pull it out next time I walk with a partner in that area (and attribute it to you of course).<br /><br />I like your outfit and the denim skirt for walking. A skirt is sometimes the most comfortable thing but thinner fabric tends to fly up in the wind. Not a good look!<br />Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305981957174091874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-36595561949647557602016-07-14T07:43:21.844-07:002016-07-14T07:43:21.844-07:00Well, you're welcome, Penny, but more appropri...Well, you're welcome, Penny, but more appropriately, Thank You! You articulated something important about building friendships in a way that's really stuck with me.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-39091635020262810252016-07-14T07:42:40.731-07:002016-07-14T07:42:40.731-07:00Aw, Megs, this is so very good of you to say. And ...Aw, Megs, this is so very good of you to say. And I'm glad to see that critical comment's worth being recognised. Anonymous claimed to have been reading here for a long time, and I wouldn't want her to suddenly feel excluded completely by a generous, wise, thoughtful community. Growth, yes! It's not only possible, but ongoing. Thank you!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-3723317280486070032016-07-14T07:36:42.875-07:002016-07-14T07:36:42.875-07:00So glad you're enjoying this, Wendy. I'm h...So glad you're enjoying this, Wendy. I'm having fun sharing the exploration, and yes, we're finding it a great place to live (although there may be complaints to come about grey and rain ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-84919300034177429702016-07-14T07:35:35.929-07:002016-07-14T07:35:35.929-07:00There are giant cedars and Douglas Firs, Leslie, n...There are giant cedars and Douglas Firs, Leslie, no sequoias. If you're at all interested, here's a website that details the Trees of Stanley Park: <br />I can imagine it would be very tough to leave that wonderful trailhead. Like us, having to leave the possibility of launching our kayaks from the front door. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-11441693522773519422016-07-14T07:29:41.131-07:002016-07-14T07:29:41.131-07:00Lucky indeed, Mme!
That interlude in your local p...Lucky indeed, Mme! <br />That interlude in your local pub is exactly what I'd hope to have here someday. A relaxed sense of community with the possibility for friendships based on shared interests and activities -- and that your Monsieur could be included, even better. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-78326892305335429312016-07-14T06:05:48.219-07:002016-07-14T06:05:48.219-07:00Gosh, what a lovely surprise to read your post and...Gosh, what a lovely surprise to read your post and find a mention. Thank you very much Frances, it means more than you know. Those gigantic, ancient trees are quite breathtaking, what a beautiful place to walk XPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174324346613155013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-39557664730310460622016-07-14T05:20:17.110-07:002016-07-14T05:20:17.110-07:00That is why this blog is gold! Pictures of beautif...That is why this blog is gold! Pictures of beautiful scenery, planned fitness walks that inspire me, and such a group of intelligent, emotionally aware women. Even the very critical comment was an "ah-ha" moment for me. In a blog about having a good life, honest and examined, the jarring comment made me think of how we can become slaves to our own emotion-laden perceptions can be so false and damaging and can color our world with an unrealistic tint. I think we are all guilty of this to some degree, but the growth process is in examining our motives and catching ourselves, getting out into the world, accepting the good and the bad. Which brings me back to the content of this blog. Wonderful!Megshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491645249467756177noreply@blogger.com