tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post794477065453293133..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: First day back survived, checkmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-32841045868658381482008-09-05T16:32:00.000-07:002008-09-05T16:32:00.000-07:00You are so sweet!!! When you go to the Bill Reid g...You are so sweet!!! <BR/><BR/>When you go to the Bill Reid gallery please take and post pictures. I love this kind of stuff. <BR/><BR/>Dreaming of Paris is starting to return. I guess that means I am feeling a little better. And, I just picked up the Gourmet magazine at Whole Foods. <BR/><BR/>Have a lovely weekend.xoLa Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-56025817944328228062008-09-05T14:53:00.000-07:002008-09-05T14:53:00.000-07:00LBR: I've read the same explanation -- and why am ...LBR: I've read the same explanation -- and why am I not surprised that you're so knowledgeable about this? <BR/>Besides the Anthropology Museum, we've got a newly-opened Native Art Public Gallery (the Bill Reid Gallery) that I have yet to check out.<BR/>and you're welcome re Gourmet -- looks good, doesn't it?! If we're not in Paris, we can dream . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-7045941133538710792008-09-05T09:40:00.000-07:002008-09-05T09:40:00.000-07:00I love Northwest native arts. I think I remember r...I love Northwest native arts. I think I remember reading somewhere that the reason the art was so rich and varied in your region was because the life was relatively easy for the native peoples, i.e. plenty of food and the weather was not too bad. Thanks for sharing some pictures. I would love to visit the Anthropology museum. It looks fantastic.<BR/><BR/>And, thanks for the heads up on this month's Gourmet.La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-3548029277344739672008-09-04T19:18:00.000-07:002008-09-04T19:18:00.000-07:00Alison: It's always amazing how quickly we move be...Alison: It's always amazing how quickly we move beyond our recent vacations back into our daily routines.<BR/>Cybill: yes, much of the exhaustion is just from all the social demands, the new names and faces.<BR/>Duchesse: Those must have been some fabulous tomatoes ;-)<BR/>That ratio is very close to ours.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-54057078639018498082008-09-04T11:41:00.000-07:002008-09-04T11:41:00.000-07:00Yes, hang in, apply Buffy, glass of wine as needed...Yes, hang in, apply Buffy, glass of wine as needed!<BR/><BR/>We are resto regulars. There's nothing like a warm welcome and 'restauranteur's pet' treatment. We tried a very well-reviewed place<BR/>last weekend (and waited till the crowds died down.) $9 for three slices of heirloom tomatoes. SO now I know about Cowbell. Oops, I named names. How is that better than knowing we'll have superb meal and personal attention? I do try new places but ratio is 80/20 familiar to new.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-73888345013413257202008-09-04T11:40:00.000-07:002008-09-04T11:40:00.000-07:00I recognize that exhaustion, I always think it com...I recognize that exhaustion, I always think it comes from interacting with so many people in one day. I'm with you on the favourite restaurants, I love trying new places but I love going back to the reliably good places too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-47807289064777178302008-09-04T04:52:00.000-07:002008-09-04T04:52:00.000-07:00There is nothing quite like the exhaustion of the ...There is nothing quite like the exhaustion of the first week back, I am happier once the teaching kicks in, it's the planning that gives me a kingsize headache. I too went to bed early last night and already rely on the alarm to get me up! Not helped by some of the most heavily overcast skys I have ever seen. I cannot believe we only came home 10 days ago.indigo16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16982477144454205765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-79250225074882978022008-09-03T21:57:00.000-07:002008-09-03T21:57:00.000-07:00Thanks for the encouragement, Pseu.I'm pleased to ...Thanks for the encouragement, Pseu.<BR/>I'm pleased to report that today was already much easier than yesterday, even though I taught three courses compared to yesterday's one.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-75075242567132841302008-09-03T20:41:00.000-07:002008-09-03T20:41:00.000-07:00The house concert sounds lovely. The closest we g...The house concert sounds lovely. The closest we get are municipal outdoor summer concerts, which I always forget about until the day after.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there, you'll be back in the swing of classes before you know it.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-90241328889948902202008-09-03T06:54:00.000-07:002008-09-03T06:54:00.000-07:00Patricia: That concert sounds wonderful in its spo...Patricia: That concert sounds wonderful in its spontaneity and the family closeness -- I've not yet managed to get to Cape Breton, but would love to, especially for the music.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-43747832511266833222008-09-03T00:37:00.000-07:002008-09-03T00:37:00.000-07:00The house concert sounds really enjoyable. The cl...The house concert sounds really enjoyable. The closest we've come was on a visit to Cape Breton. My husband's nephew was getting ready to go to school in Asia for a year, so his parents gave him a party at home for all his friends. At the same time there was a family gathering for all of us who had come 'home' (it's a big house!). Amongst the teenagers were a brother and sister who were part of a recording group (Celtic music). At one point the brother sat at the piano in the living room while the sister sang - it was magical! We all crowded into the room (I think I had to crane my neck in from the hallway). Of course, we went right out the next day and bought one of their CDs! PatriciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com