by pattihenderson | Mar 10, 2013 | Weekend Adventures
This week I was the lucky gal who got to attend BookNet Canada’s Technology Forum 2013 where professionals from the Canadian publishing industry gathered under one roof to learn more about where publishing is headed and how to thrive in this new, constantly...
by pattihenderson | Mar 2, 2013 | Weekend Adventures
You might wonder what the title of this post means. I will get to that shortly. Patience dear reader! 🙂 I had intended to call this post “Where is Ringo?” as the photo above, taken at the base of Marble Mountain, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, reminds me a...
by pattihenderson | Feb 16, 2013 | Weekend Adventures
While I could not ever be likened to Hamlet’s Ophelia, I did get me to a nunnery while on a work trip to Oxford in the early 2000’s. I took the photo above of Godstow Nunnery or Godstow Abbey on one of my daily walks to “work” at Oxford...
by pattihenderson | Feb 10, 2013 | Weekend Adventures
Oh Canada, what a week! One might think I have maple syrup coursing through my veins in a week filled with events truly Canuck in nature. It all began last weekend with our annual Association of Canadian Publisher’s meeting in downtown Toronto. After two days...
by pattihenderson | Feb 3, 2013 | Weekend Adventures
Meet Wordsworth, the one tonne guardian owl of The Beaches Public Library here in Toronto. I took the above snap of Wordsworth on my way home yesterday from an inspiring two-day meeting of The Association of Canadian Publishers. This year’s winter meeting...
by pattihenderson | Jan 27, 2013 | Weekend Adventures
Happy coincidences are my favourite kind! Today I was planning to share photos and stories from one of my most favourite working trips to Oxford England. Ten years ago I had the good fortune to be the publisher for an atlas that more than likely graced your bookshelf...