Nanaimo bars come from Nanaimo, right? ... Maybe



Seriously, how could I resist this?

I walked into the office kitchen today to find a box of tiny bit-sized Nanaimo bars sitting on the table unguarded and ready for a tasting. As a delicately bit into one of these bars (read: barbarically stuffed it into my mouth) I was reminded of my trip to Nanaimo BC.

Happy Retirement Mr. Lynch!!!

I hope you've been lucky enough to have had at least one teacher in your scholarly career who challenged you to look outside the box and go for it.  At Loretto College School we were lucky to have many extraordinary teachers, one of whom will be retiring this year.  It makes me a little sad to think that there won't be any more girls through his drama program, but it also makes me happy to think of all the girls who were fortunate enough to have worked with him.

Photo collecting: The shoebox under your bed doesn't count.

 

I was lucky enough to attend a special viewing of the newest Sebastiao Salgado exhibit, GENESIS, at the ROM yesterday evening.  I was struck not only by the content of the photos, but by the way in which they were shot. For me it seemed as though he had given movement to things that you would expect to be still such as rocks, ice and dirt.  Which is actually quite apropos considering this collection is about how the world is changing all the time.  I won't go into a review here as I don't really know that much photography and I'm not about to pretend.  But I will say that if you enjoy looking at black and white photos and have an appreciation for nature, this is an exhibit you should visit. 

Sebastiao Salgado, GENESIS