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Margaret Atwood
Venerated Canadian author Margaret Atwood was in Edmonton last weekend for a live interview event attended by a large audience, of which I was one. She was in fine form, witty, insightful, and trenchant. She had much to say about our Maple MAGA Alberta government's recent misguided (and ultimately retracted) attempt to ban The Handmaid's Tale from school libraries. Atwood also read from her just-published Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts about her time living in Edmonton in the early 1970s. The crowd adored her and hung on every word. And of course, I fangirled right along with everyone else!
St David's Welsh Society Christmas Concert
Last weekend I went as well to a Christmas concert at a local church. There was a small Welsh Male Choir singing various songs (a couple in Welsh) and an audience singalong of favourite carols. However, the real draw for me was a recorder and harp duo! They played a selection of Welsh traditional tunes, all of which were quite lovely. You know how much I enjoy well-played recorder music and how rare it is to hear a live performance!
Paper Bag Snowflakes
I also indulged in a bit of crafting this week and made two paper bag snowflakes. I just liked the look of them on the instructional website (found here), they didn't seem all that difficult to make, and I had a bunch of paper lunch bags kicking around in my cupboard, so what the hell, why not?
Here they are side by side on the loveseat. If I make some more next December, I'll buy smaller white paper bags at Michael's or somewhere so they will be easier to hang and display.
