Lisa
@big-red-rain-coat.bsky.social
disappearing Ontario landscapes, cinq à sept, heritage, books, theatre, garden/flower report, kitchen chronicles, gallimaufry counter-programming
Look for the big red raincoat.
Elsewhere: IG harmony_in_brown_and_grey
Look for the big red raincoat.
Elsewhere: IG harmony_in_brown_and_grey
Who says you cannot wear pink after Labour Day.
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Who says you cannot wear pink after Labour Day.
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
November 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Resting in the shadows of high rises, hydro corridors, and mulberry trees—not far from his home in Hamilton’s Rosedale—Ernest returned from war in 1945, suffering poor health until his death at age 34 in the old Gage Ave military hospital.
I hope he found some joy after the war.
I hope he found some joy after the war.
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Resting in the shadows of high rises, hydro corridors, and mulberry trees—not far from his home in Hamilton’s Rosedale—Ernest returned from war in 1945, suffering poor health until his death at age 34 in the old Gage Ave military hospital.
I hope he found some joy after the war.
I hope he found some joy after the war.
Last week's late bloom now nestled under a deep snow drift. I was lulled by October's charms into thinking jacket weather would last. Take care out on the roads, good people. #FlowerReport
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Last week's late bloom now nestled under a deep snow drift. I was lulled by October's charms into thinking jacket weather would last. Take care out on the roads, good people. #FlowerReport
Reading reccs for remembrance--in part--of WW I and II.
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Reading reccs for remembrance--in part--of WW I and II.
A hard read, and I don't know how I would have responded were I to have been in the audience. Still fresh and raw being published five years after the conviction.
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A hard read, and I don't know how I would have responded were I to have been in the audience. Still fresh and raw being published five years after the conviction.
Ramble: Leeds & Grenville
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Ramble: Leeds & Grenville
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
Momento Mori: final day for #31daysofgraves. A new stone went in beside Mom's, with the last person to be interred there having my birthday. If nothing else, cemetery rambles are its own momento mori; we will all be carried off, one day, so enjoy the here and now. Union Burying Ground, Burlington.
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Momento Mori: final day for #31daysofgraves. A new stone went in beside Mom's, with the last person to be interred there having my birthday. If nothing else, cemetery rambles are its own momento mori; we will all be carried off, one day, so enjoy the here and now. Union Burying Ground, Burlington.
New dress from Kitsch'n Swell, Montreal. Deep pockets for the win.
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New dress from Kitsch'n Swell, Montreal. Deep pockets for the win.
Out gathering grapes for the wine press. Day 30: colour for #31daysofgraves Immaculate Conception, Edmundston.
October 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Out gathering grapes for the wine press. Day 30: colour for #31daysofgraves Immaculate Conception, Edmundston.
And fished together for mackerel of an evening.
Fred is a herring fisher, still. #31daysofgraves ~occupation~
Seaview, Pictou County.
Fred is a herring fisher, still. #31daysofgraves ~occupation~
Seaview, Pictou County.
October 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
And fished together for mackerel of an evening.
Fred is a herring fisher, still. #31daysofgraves ~occupation~
Seaview, Pictou County.
Fred is a herring fisher, still. #31daysofgraves ~occupation~
Seaview, Pictou County.
Troubled by tariffs(aren't we all). W.E. Sanford--iron, wool, ready to wear, and politics. Drowned at Lake Rosseau, ON in 1899. Column for day 28. #31daysofgraves
October 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Troubled by tariffs(aren't we all). W.E. Sanford--iron, wool, ready to wear, and politics. Drowned at Lake Rosseau, ON in 1899. Column for day 28. #31daysofgraves
The McEachrens take the long and winding road.
#31daysofgraves ~tree~
#31daysofgraves ~tree~
October 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The McEachrens take the long and winding road.
#31daysofgraves ~tree~
#31daysofgraves ~tree~
Hiding in plain sight. Day 26: figure #31daysofgraves
October 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Hiding in plain sight. Day 26: figure #31daysofgraves
On ramble adding to the window and door collection;
a fine autumnal day for walkabout and gathering of buns 🦉 for afternoon tea. Worked on Day 25 (ornament) for #31daysofgraves Enjoyed this small figure bearing a heavy cast iron tub of flowers. What strength!
a fine autumnal day for walkabout and gathering of buns 🦉 for afternoon tea. Worked on Day 25 (ornament) for #31daysofgraves Enjoyed this small figure bearing a heavy cast iron tub of flowers. What strength!
October 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
On ramble adding to the window and door collection;
a fine autumnal day for walkabout and gathering of buns 🦉 for afternoon tea. Worked on Day 25 (ornament) for #31daysofgraves Enjoyed this small figure bearing a heavy cast iron tub of flowers. What strength!
a fine autumnal day for walkabout and gathering of buns 🦉 for afternoon tea. Worked on Day 25 (ornament) for #31daysofgraves Enjoyed this small figure bearing a heavy cast iron tub of flowers. What strength!
And because we're completists, Day 23: cross.
Fossil hound, Colonel Charles Coote Grant. Born in Mallow, Ireland and interred at Hamilton Cemetery. Grant oversaw the collection of Niagara escarpment Silurian fossils from 1866-1914. #31daysofgraves
Fossil hound, Colonel Charles Coote Grant. Born in Mallow, Ireland and interred at Hamilton Cemetery. Grant oversaw the collection of Niagara escarpment Silurian fossils from 1866-1914. #31daysofgraves
October 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
And because we're completists, Day 23: cross.
Fossil hound, Colonel Charles Coote Grant. Born in Mallow, Ireland and interred at Hamilton Cemetery. Grant oversaw the collection of Niagara escarpment Silurian fossils from 1866-1914. #31daysofgraves
Fossil hound, Colonel Charles Coote Grant. Born in Mallow, Ireland and interred at Hamilton Cemetery. Grant oversaw the collection of Niagara escarpment Silurian fossils from 1866-1914. #31daysofgraves
A pre-need headstone at Woodland Cemetery. Day 24: unique animal. #31daysofgraves
October 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A pre-need headstone at Woodland Cemetery. Day 24: unique animal. #31daysofgraves
One of two stops I always make returning from Prince Edward County. I like that they've been left amongst the cornstalks. Day 22: landscapes #31daysofgraves
NB Jumping through hoops on this platform to upload a picture these past couple of weeks. Quality of images may have suffered.
NB Jumping through hoops on this platform to upload a picture these past couple of weeks. Quality of images may have suffered.
October 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
One of two stops I always make returning from Prince Edward County. I like that they've been left amongst the cornstalks. Day 22: landscapes #31daysofgraves
NB Jumping through hoops on this platform to upload a picture these past couple of weeks. Quality of images may have suffered.
NB Jumping through hoops on this platform to upload a picture these past couple of weeks. Quality of images may have suffered.
Private James Donald Clark. Died from gunshot wound to the lung on October 1, 1918. He's interred at Sains les Marquion British cemetery. Memorial headstone and plaque at Freelton. #31daysofgraves ~bronze~
October 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Private James Donald Clark. Died from gunshot wound to the lung on October 1, 1918. He's interred at Sains les Marquion British cemetery. Memorial headstone and plaque at Freelton. #31daysofgraves ~bronze~