The Enigmatic Miss Mew

In the early 80s Vancouver was known internationally for the quality of its ecdysiasts (look up the word).

Vineyard Song — Near Perfect

“My favorite rose is the one I haven’t made yet because it’s perfect.”

The Persistence of Beauty

My writer friend John Lekich is an old-fashioned aesthete from that last century even though he is much younger…

Two Hairy Madonnas

The idea that as humans we have what for me is the unique ability to associate one thing with another is an easy one to…

Ixchel — the Goddess of Love

Mujer
 
 
 Mujer, mujer divina
 tienes el veneno que fascina en tu mirar.
 mujer alabastrina,
 tienes…

A Rose & Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel

Macleaya cordata — that noble weed

My Rosemary’s and my garden is full of splendid rare perennials and lovely old roses. There are no…

A Lifetime — Spring to Fall

It was sometime in 2002 that on an idle day (perhaps a weekend) I looked at my Epson flatbed scanner and…

Alexander, Alejandro, Alexandra, Alex, Ale & Andong

Hooking Horns with my Nostalgia for Texas

In was almost 20 years ago that I realized something that should be self-evident to…