From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Books: Some Prefer Nettles

by anneMoore on August 29, 2009

I recently finished an exasperating read: an unhappy couple can’t bring themselves to divorce. If they part during the spring, it will color every spring. If they tell her father…if they tell their son….
The book is “Some Prefer Nettles”, by Junichiro Tanizaki, Vintage International, $13.95, translated by Edward G. Seidensticker.
I loved it. The book brings [...]

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Life: Unplugged

by anneMoore on August 18, 2009

When I describe our place in Quebec, few people can fathom our unplugged life. No television, telephone, cell calls or texts, no computers, newspapers or mail service, no stores nearby, no need to get in a car. Yes, we have a roof, beds, bathrooms, running water, comfy couches, electricity.
We’re not camping.
Indeed, certain services at [...]

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