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This little baby is rocking my world these days. It is, for you plebean types who may not recognize the inherent gorgeousity, a vintage [c. 1950-ish]  juicer. My friend A Novel Woman [hereafter known as The Negotiator] wrangled a guy down to 20 bucks for this beauty at the Lachute Flea Market. It is solidContinue reading “Squeeeeeze…”

well-loved bearOne of the highlights of my summer was spending time with my friends A Novel Woman and Kathy Chung, in a picturesque spot just west of Montreal called Lac Louisa. If you check out A Novel Woman’s blog, you can enjoy an embarrassment of photographic riches of the place. We had so much fun,Continue reading “La Belle Lachute”

Last post [for the present, anyway] on my recent jaunt to Korea. I’ve saved the best for last — some of the creepy, krazy coolness I found while prowling the streets of Seoul. As mentioned in an earlier post, the surface of Seoul is often pink and cute, Hello Kitty style. But just a littleContinue reading “kc’s krazy creepy Korea Cool”

Apart from the superhighway that took me away from the airport [which looked like superhighways do, the world over], the best part of Korea for me were the streets. I was with friends and always safe, but I tell you — we walked down our share of creepy laneways while we were there. No suchContinue reading “Seoul Streets [and alleys…]”

This has certainly been a summer of adventure for me — always a good thing for a writer, as every new experience has a way of slipping into the work somewhere. After a day home post-Seoul, I took off again for Quebec for a few days with friends. More on that soon. But for now,Continue reading “Korea Comestibles…”

Sitting here at the Incheon airport with my buddy Lee [aka Mr. Wiz], preparing to put ourselves into the hands of the Gods of Physics for our trip home to Vancouver. My time in Korea has been amazing — a great week of camp capped off with two incredible days in Seoul. The wifi hereContinue reading “Korea Farewell…”

This is a shot of the sun, fighting through the hot fog in this strange-weather week here in Korea. This is a place where the wallpaper leaps off the walls if one leaves the windows open to the steamy outdoor air. But indoors here at Hankuk University in Yongin, things are crazy and creative, ifContinue reading “Of Cake & Chopsticks and all things Creative”

Super Hero camp continues here in Korea, with great strides being made by all present.   Superhero logos are being designed, [you can see a couple of astonishing examples in this first picture], stories written, comic title pages designed and books are being devoured.     [Harry works on his comic page, below.]    Continue reading “Of Logos & Lunch”

…as in Korea. Still here in Asia, and having a great time with Superhero camp today. The sun came out for the first time, too. Evidence is this photo — my first true sunrise in Korea. The kids are creative whirlwinds, building superheroes, concocting vicious villains, designing amulets and gadgets, sketching secret lairs and thenContinue reading “Special K…”

Woah. Well, you know how it is. You go somewhere new and everyone there tells you that the weather is ‘never’ like this. But I have to tell you — monsoon season here is something else. And not only that, according to all my friends here, RAINY SEASON IS OVER. This part of Korea isContinue reading “Monsoon…”