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Vivian’s bedroom: where she dreams her dreams

Vivian Reiss's bedroom: where she dreams her dreams Read this article on the Globe and Mail website By DEIRDRE KELLY From Saturday's Globe and Mail For the last 25 years,…
Kitchen party

“To V. or not to V.” The 3rd Act

The invitation to my birthday party read,            "To v. or not to v.?" That is the question. Come to a birthday party to celebrate my birth, rebirth and the birth…
Tray of cotton

Sow to Sew

 Last year my boulevard garden yielded, as far as I know, 100% of Canada's cotton crop. Continuing my quest to  live off the land in the city and grow "wearables"…
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Toronto Star Article “Artist in Residence: Vivian Reiss”

New article on me in the Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/article/932594--artist-in-residence-vivian-reiss Artist in Residence: Vivian Reiss - thestar.com Outside, it is your standard, upscale red brick Annex house. Inside, it could be…
Yams and shells

Ground Provisions, St. John US VI

Buying groceries at the local supermarket named Starfish, I was also perusing the aisles for local fare. The only thing I came up with were basketfuls of tubers; tania, local sweet potatoes and…

Banana Bird

   I am on the furthest eastward point of St. John US VI in a beautiful rented villa open to the sea and air on all sides. The only discordant part of…

The Birthday; A Delight At Any Age

Touring Hungary, several years ago, I had to laugh as we passed Lake Balaton. Even being used to flowery Hungarian exaggerations, the fact that Hungary is a landlocked nation, and that Lake Balaton is the…

Happy Chanukah, the latke mobile menorah

Years ago, I went to a garage sale and loaded a cardboard box with old kitchen gadgets, pots, pans, and even an old oil tin from the basement of the sale. …