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Let’s talk. And as the walrus says, about everything and anything as our fancy takes us—style for every day, the art and satisfaction of running a comfortable and welcoming home, the joy and work of entertaining at home, politics from a centre-right perspective…
…and even about what I do for a living: writing & rewriting, editing & proofreading technical documents, website text, promotional materials, novels and memoirs. In short, when getting the words right matters, Editor’s Ink is there to help.
“ ‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said,
To talk of many things:
Of shoes—and ships—and sealing wax―
Of cabbages—and kings―
And why the sea is boiling hot―
And whether pigs have wings.’ ”
The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll
Fashion through my ages: PART II -1990s
“The time has come,” the walrus said, “to talk of many things”… …and at this moment of the world springing open again, fashion tops my list. It was in October 2020 that I started relating my fashion journey with Blog Number 57 traveling through the 1960s, ’70s &...
Don’t just criticize—do something!
A cry for freedom So many bitch & complain, but never do anything to try to remedy their complaints. Well, now we have a group who is doing something in spades—the truckers with their Freedom Convoy to Ottawa, inspiring like protests all over the world: France,...
A Heretical Stance
he·ret·i·cal - Holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted.The Barbarians bar·bar·i·an 1. A member of a people considered by those of another nation or group to have a primitive civilization. 2. A fierce, brutal, or cruel person.American Heritage...
Exploring new regions: the Balkans & North Africa
In 2021, I explored two regions of the world that I knew little about—the Balkans and North Africa—and came away with a deeper knowledge of the ‘barbarians’ and an even deeper appreciation of the Allies’ victory in WWII. We take far too much for granted in our Western...