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Photo Friday: Sun-Kissed

Jodi — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:01:51 +0000

Sunkist crate in dilapidated barn, Prince Edward County

When I got up this morning, my body left a damp, sweaty impression on the fitted sheet under me. I could have traced an outline around it in chalk, like…

Photo Friday: China Lily Factory

Jodi — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:43:56 +0000

China Lily factory sign, Leslieville

The bottle came out when we ate stirfry with rice. Its elongated, giraffe-like neck stretched upwards from a fat base stickered over with the distinguishing canary yellow and black label. The inky blackness…

May Flowers

Jodi — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:42:58 +0000

Forsythia blossoms, Broadview Avenue

To my mind, forsythia is the quintessence of spring. One of these flowering shrubs grew in the backyard of my first childhood home, and my mom would bring a branch into the house the…

Fragments #4

Jodi — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:01:51 +0000

Abandoned suitcase, Broadview Avenue

[This little scrap of memory surfaced recently. It is the first I have that’s linked to my idea that I’m awkward with children and lack parenting instincts.]

Left Behind

As I so often do,…

Sky Watch: Vol. 4, No. 1, "Winter Blue"

Jodi — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:30:48 +0000

Downtown Toronto from Riverdale Park East, at 28 degrees below zero

Riverdale Park East | Friday, January 16, 2009, 5:23 p.m.

Orange reached up, dug its nails into the flat body of the sky, and hung on for…

I'm a Weirdo Meme, Food Edition

Jodi — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:21:07 +0000

“Sweet tooth” graffito, Riverside District

Jess over at O Solo Mama would like you to know the seven weirdest things about me. Because I tend to be rather long winded (see? I’m admitting my problem. It’s…