Pableaux Wilson
@pableaux.bsky.social
Old guy. Not an authority on anything. Indignant about everything. Vancouver.
It was on a reading list at the Globe & Mail and I knew I would enjoy. For lovers of the BC coast.
October 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It was on a reading list at the Globe & Mail and I knew I would enjoy. For lovers of the BC coast.
I’ve had it on my shelf for years and very happy I finally got around to it.
October 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I’ve had it on my shelf for years and very happy I finally got around to it.
I’ve been searching for it for a long time and finally found it. So more Jan Morris. Beautiful writing. Written in 1964 so it is about a Spain that largely doesn’t exist anymore.
August 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I’ve been searching for it for a long time and finally found it. So more Jan Morris. Beautiful writing. Written in 1964 so it is about a Spain that largely doesn’t exist anymore.
I took it with me to read in Spain a few weeks ago. Hilarious and absurd. Ideal for the land of Cervantes.
June 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I took it with me to read in Spain a few weeks ago. Hilarious and absurd. Ideal for the land of Cervantes.
The weather on the Cantabriaco Sea has been lousy but the seafood and scenery have been great.
June 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The weather on the Cantabriaco Sea has been lousy but the seafood and scenery have been great.
We have been staying near Madrid’s Plaza Mayor so I was fascinated when I came across this 17th century painting at the Prado. It depicts an auto-da-fe, or act of faith, at the Plaza, where the accused of the Inquisition who survived their interrogation had a chance to prove their faith.
May 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We have been staying near Madrid’s Plaza Mayor so I was fascinated when I came across this 17th century painting at the Prado. It depicts an auto-da-fe, or act of faith, at the Plaza, where the accused of the Inquisition who survived their interrogation had a chance to prove their faith.
Cherry/plum blossom time
March 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Cherry/plum blossom time
Appropriate because there is a lot of Pearson in Carney and a lot of Dief in Poilievre.
March 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Appropriate because there is a lot of Pearson in Carney and a lot of Dief in Poilievre.
Not for the first time.
February 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Not for the first time.
I had my doubts about the format, but he does pull it off. An enjoyable read. It’s mostly about vanity.
December 28, 2024 at 5:04 PM
I had my doubts about the format, but he does pull it off. An enjoyable read. It’s mostly about vanity.
The red sky this morning is the volcano erupting again.
December 23, 2024 at 6:02 PM
The red sky this morning is the volcano erupting again.
A “the glass was half-empty” look at the life of the Yankee’s Golden Boy of the 50’s and 60’s.
December 21, 2024 at 4:19 PM
A “the glass was half-empty” look at the life of the Yankee’s Golden Boy of the 50’s and 60’s.
This is incredible. If you like travel writing, it doesn’t get any better than this.
December 14, 2024 at 3:51 PM
This is incredible. If you like travel writing, it doesn’t get any better than this.
